Total Crime Rate

129.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canons Brook area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 70th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canons Brook (CM19 4EG) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canons Brook (CM19 4EG), the main crime hotspot is near Canons Brook. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canons Brook area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Helions Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helions Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helions Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helions Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Brook Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canons Brook —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canons Brook —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canons Brook —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fold Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Collins Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fold Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fold Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fold Croft Under investigation

Data Sources

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