Total Crime Rate
3080.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1693.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Rows area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 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 The Rows (CM20 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 3080.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4050.1% 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 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 210 (≈ 1693.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Rows (CM20 1BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 123 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnors | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnors | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnors | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnors | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Post Office Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | South Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | South Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | West Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | West Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
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