Total Crime Rate
162.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Dashes area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Little Parndon & Town Centre , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Dashes (CM20 3RT) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Dashes (CM20 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Dashes, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maddox Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maddox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Dashes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Dashes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Amberry Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Amberry Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Dashes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lavender Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maddox Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maddox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maddox Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Dashes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maddox Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Maddox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maddox Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Oldhouse Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oldhouse Croft | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Oldhouse Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Oldhouse Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maddox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Oldhouse Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
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