Total Crime Rate

222.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Other theft 48.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.8 8/10
  • Drugs 35.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Square area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 246 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 West Square (CM20 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 200.0% higher than the Great Parndon average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Square (CM20 1JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 207 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Gate (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Playhouse Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dads Wood —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dads Wood Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dads Wood Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft College Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kitson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Gate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft North Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpecroft —
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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