Crime Rates at Park Mead, Harlow, CM20 1RL

Park Mead area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Mead (CM20 1RL) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Mead (CM20 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.