Total Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 136.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Parsonage Leys area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Parndon & Town Centre , and the 65th highest crime rate of 246 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 Parsonage Leys (CM20 3PH) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parsonage Leys (CM20 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pittman'S Field, 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.

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Crime Over Time in Parsonage Leys area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Ley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pittman'S Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitewaits Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitewaits
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitewaits
Apr 2026Burglary Pittman'S Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pittman'S Field Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pittman'S Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pittman'S Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arkwrights Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arkwrights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parsonage Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkswick Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Long Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manston Road

Data Sources

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