Total Crime Rate
204.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parndon Mill Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Parndon , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 246 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 Parndon Mill Lane (CM20 2HP) in the last 12 months was 204.8 per 1,000 residents and was 175.9% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parndon Mill Lane (CM20 2HP), the main crime hotspot is near Locke Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harlow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Locke Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Read Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Read Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Read Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parndon Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herons Wood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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