Total Crime Rate

647.7 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 647.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 354.6 10/10
  • Public order 70.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Drugs 29.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wych Elm area has the 4th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 5th highest crime rate of 253 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 Wych Elm (CM20 1QP) in the last 12 months was 647.7 per 1,000 residents and was 726.5% 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 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 191 (≈ 434.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wych Elm (CM20 1QP), the main crime hotspot is near North Gate. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wych Elm area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Gate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wych Elm Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Gate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order North Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kitson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kitson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Gate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Drugs West Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs West Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kitson Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Morley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnors —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnors —
Sep 2025Other crime Turnors Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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