Total Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paycock Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 108th 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 Paycock Road (CM19 4HU) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paycock Road (CM19 4HU), the main crime hotspot is near Mercers. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harlow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deer Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peldon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercers | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercers | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greygoose Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sovereign Court | Under investigation |
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