Total Crime Rate

153.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Arkwrights area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Parndon & Town Centre , and the 57th 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 Arkwrights (CM20 3NE) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arkwrights (CM20 3NE), the main crime hotspot is near Maddox Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arkwrights area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitewaits Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Leys Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkwrights Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Arkwrights Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arkwrights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkwrights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arkwrights Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Maddox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maddox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maddox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maddox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Leys Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Leys Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitewaits Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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