Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Woodcroft area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcroft (CM18 6YD) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcroft (CM18 6YD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order A1169 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1169 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Risdens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotsweld —
Apr 2026Other theft Abbotsweld Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pinceybrook Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Abbotsweld Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsweld Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsweld Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charters Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charters Cross Under investigation
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Data Sources

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