Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Hill area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Hill (CM17 0BH) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower than the Church Langley North & Newhall average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hill (CM17 0BH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Walfords Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oakwood Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oakwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oakwood Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vince Dunn Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roman Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Vale Under investigation

Data Sources

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