Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 154.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Dashes area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Parndon & Town Centre , and the 56th 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 The Dashes (CM20 3RT) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Dashes (CM20 3RT), the main crime hotspot is near The Dashes. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Dashes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tanyard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberry Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Amberry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amberry Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amberry Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maddox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maddox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oldhouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oldhouse Croft Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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