Total Crime Rate
71.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowhill Way area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bowhill Way (CM20 1FJ) in the last 12 months was 71.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowhill Way (CM20 1FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramble Rise (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivermill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivermill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rivermill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rivermill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bowhill Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torkildsen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Fifth Avenue Allende Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Grove | Under investigation |
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