Total Crime Rate

258.6 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 258.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.6 10/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Spring Hills area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spring Hills (CM20 1TA) in the last 12 months was 258.6 per 1,000 residents and was 230.0% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 168.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Hills (CM20 1TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Hills, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Hills area

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

Data Sources

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