Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fold Croft area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fold Croft (CM20 1SL) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fold Croft (CM20 1SL), the main crime hotspot is near Canons Brook. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 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
Apr 2026Other crime Hobtoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fold Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canons Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Hills Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Tree Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobtoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerril Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canons Brook Under investigation

Data Sources

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