Crime Rates at Herons Wood, Harlow, CM20 1RN

Herons Wood area has the 11th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 35th 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 Herons Wood (CM20 1RN) in the last 12 months was 213.5 per 1,000 residents and was 172.4% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 132.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herons Wood (CM20 1RN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 232 crimes here, including 170 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.