Total Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Home Close area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Parndon & Town Centre , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Home Close (CM20 3PD) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Home Close (CM20 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitewaits, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew'S Meadow (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Home Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parsonage Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitewaits Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitewaits
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netteswellbury Farm Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manston Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Andrew'S Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Andrew'S Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Andrew'S Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitewaits

Data Sources

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