Total Crime Rate
213.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burnt Mill Industrial Estate 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 Burnt Mill Industrial Estate (CM20 2HS) 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 Burnt Mill Industrial Estate (CM20 2HS), 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.
View Crime In Great Parndon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rivermill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Hornbeams | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Hornbeams | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivermill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locke Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivermill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rivermill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodings Road | Under investigation |
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