Total Crime Rate

1834.8 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 1834.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 540.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 429.4 10/10
  • Public order 198.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 123.1 10/10
  • Other theft 111.1 10/10
  • Drugs 78.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 54.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 48.1 10/10
  • Other crime 39.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.0 10/10
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

Broad Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Walk (CM20 1JD) in the last 12 months was 1834.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2241.2% 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 180 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 257 (≈ 771.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Walk (CM20 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 248 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (127 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Broad Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Haydens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Haydens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Gate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order North Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Gate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Gate
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Gate
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order East Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Playhouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Gate Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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