Total Crime Rate

204.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 204.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rivermill area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rivermill (CM20 1PP) in the last 12 months was 204.8 per 1,000 residents and was 175.9% higher than the Great Parndon average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rivermill (CM20 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harlow Town, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rivermill (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rivermill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gladwin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rivermill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rivermill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivermill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlow Town Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harlow Town Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlow Town —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnt Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladwin Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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