Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Old Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall , and the 110th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Road (CM17 0HD) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (CM17 0HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watlington Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Church Langley North & Newhall

Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Watlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guilfords Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Courtyard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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