Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Downs area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Parndon & Town Centre , and the 113th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Downs (CM20 3RF) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Downs (CM20 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Maddox Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Downs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tripton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netteswellbury Farm Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maddox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tripton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitewaits —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitewaits —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitewaits Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhills Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maddox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsonage Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parsonage Leys Under investigation
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Data Sources

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