Crime Rates at Herons Wood, Harlow, CM20 1RN

Herons Wood 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 Herons Wood (CM20 1RN) 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 Herons Wood (CM20 1RN), 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.