Total Crime Rate

1300.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

475.2 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 1300.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 475.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 344.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 335.3 10/10
  • Drugs 183.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 139.9 10/10
  • Public order 87.5 10/10
  • Other theft 40.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Other crime 26.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
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

Third Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 3rd 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 Third Avenue (CM18 6YL) in the last 12 months was 1300.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1651.7% 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 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 475.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 524.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (CM18 6YL), the main crime hotspot is near Appleton Close. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Third Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willowfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abercrombie Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abercrombie Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Willowfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Northbrooks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrooks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northbrooks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northbrooks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willowfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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