Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Torkildsen Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 96th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Torkildsen Way (CM20 1FD) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torkildsen Way (CM20 1FD), the main crime hotspot is near Adams House. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Torkildsen Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Adams House Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adams House Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adams House —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adams House —
Sep 2025Robbery Fifth Avenue Allende Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowhill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Amberry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netteswell Orchard —
Sep 2025Drugs Amberry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torkildsen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adams House Under investigation

Data Sources

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