Total Crime Rate

257.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 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 257.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Paddock Mead area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Latton Bush & Stewards , and the 25th 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 Paddock Mead (CM18 7RS) in the last 12 months was 257.1 per 1,000 residents and was 155.1% higher than the Latton Bush & Stewards average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock Mead (CM18 7RS), the main crime hotspot is near Moorfields. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paddock Mead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paringdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moorfields Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joyners Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parndon Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parndon Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parndon Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parndon Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parndon Wood Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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