Total Crime Rate

339.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 339.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Horsecroft Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 11th 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 Horsecroft Place (CM19 5BU) in the last 12 months was 339.9 per 1,000 residents and was 333.7% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 204.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsecroft Place (CM19 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Merring Way. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Horsecroft Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Merring Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merring Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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