Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Wrens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 61st 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 The Wrens (CM19 4BP) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Great Parndon average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wrens (CM19 4BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wooding Grove, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Toddbrook (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Wrens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hare Street Springs Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Collins Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harberts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Grove Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Wrens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helions Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helions Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helions Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Helions Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toddbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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