Total Crime Rate

752.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

506.8 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 752.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 506.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 384.1 10/10
  • Public order 111.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.1 10/10
  • Other theft 54.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.7 10/10
  • Drugs 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.6 10/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wych Elm area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 5th 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 Wych Elm (CM20 1QR) in the last 12 months was 752.3 per 1,000 residents and was 913.4% 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 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 223 (≈ 506.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wych Elm (CM20 1QR), 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 Wych Elm area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnors —
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedhey —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedhey —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedhey Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnors —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnors Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnors Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpecroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Gate 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Wood —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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