Crime Rate in Church Langley South & Potter Street, ward

Church Langley South & Potter Street has the lowest crime rate of 11 wards in Harlow district and the 2357th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 362nd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Church Langley South & Potter Street in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Harlow district average (108.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Church Langley South & Potter Street’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 236 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Church Langley South & Potter Street ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Minton Lane, with 38 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Campbell Close (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.