Total Crime Rate
95.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitewaits area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Parndon & Town Centre , and the 101st highest crime rate of 246 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 Whitewaits (CM20 3LL) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Little Parndon & Town Centre average (253.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitewaits (CM20 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maddox Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monkswick Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harlow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pittman'S Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parsonage Leys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arkwrights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitewaits | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitewaits | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maddox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Maddox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitewaits | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkswick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkwrights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsonage Leys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pittman'S Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pittman'S Field | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pittman'S Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pittman'S Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manston Road | — |
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