Total Crime Rate

80.6 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 80.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 13th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall , and the 117th 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 0HG) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (CM17 0HG), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roman Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Guilfords Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Riverside Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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