Total Crime Rate

162.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 17.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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.

Crime Over Time in The Dashes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maddox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane
Sep 2025Public order The Dashes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Dashes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Amberry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Amberry Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Dashes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Dashes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maddox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maddox Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oldhouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oldhouse Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Oldhouse Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Oldhouse Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maddox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oldhouse Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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