Total Crime Rate

213.5 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 213.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

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 1RT) 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 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near The Hornbeams. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Herons Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Hornbeams Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Hornbeams Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ram Gorse —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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