Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

School Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Parndon & Town Centre , and the 81st 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 School Lane (CM20 2QD) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Little Parndon & Town Centre average (253.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (CM20 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arbour Mews, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edinburgh Gate (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Arbour Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arbour Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arbour Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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