Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 131.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 90.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Oxleys area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall , and the 67th highest crime rate of 246 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 Oxleys (CM17 0EB) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 148.2% higher than the Church Langley North & Newhall average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oxleys (CM17 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Myrtle Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Oxleys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coot Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coot Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gadwall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deerbrook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gilden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gilden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Myrtle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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