Total Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Five Acres area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Five Acres (CM18 6UZ) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% lower than the Great Parndon average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Five Acres (CM18 6UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Five Acres. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Parndon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Partridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotsweld | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abbotsweld | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbotsweld | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Acres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barn Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Mead | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aylets Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Partridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aylets Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aylets Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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