Total Crime Rate

178.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Five Acres area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 48th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Five Acres (CM18 6XA) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% higher than the Great Parndon average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Five Acres (CM18 6XA), the main crime hotspot is near Five Acres. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Five Acres area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Abbotsweld Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Five Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotsweld —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rodin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Partridge Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Partridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Briars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Partridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Partridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barn Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vertex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vertex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsweld Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsweld Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbotsweld Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylets Field —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodhill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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