Total Crime Rate

195.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 195.4 9/10
  • Other theft 44.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Drugs 31.5 10/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 40th 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 West Square (CM20 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% higher than the Great Parndon average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Square (CM20 1JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnors —
Sep 2025Other theft Playhouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adams House —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adams House —
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 2025Public order Sharpecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharpecroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharpecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharpecroft Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences North Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Adams House 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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Gate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Gate —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dads Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dads Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dads Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dads Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dads Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dads Wood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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