Total Crime Rate
236.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodwards area has the 10th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 29th highest crime rate of 253 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 Woodwards (CM19 4NY) in the last 12 months was 236.3 per 1,000 residents and was 201.5% higher than the Great Parndon average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodwards (CM19 4NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodwards (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Parndon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodwards | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shawbridge | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Linford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodwards | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shawbridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pyenest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shawbridge | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shawbridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsland | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kingsland | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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