Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Fold Croft area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 121st highest crime rate of 253 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 Fold Croft (CM20 1SF) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fold Croft (CM20 1SF), the main crime hotspot is near Canons Brook. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fold Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobtoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canons Brook
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canons Brook
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Brook Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kerril Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canons Brook
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fold Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canons Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fold Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fold Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fold Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canons Gate Under investigation

Data Sources

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