Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cobbins Way area has the 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 246 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 Cobbins Way (CM17 0LU) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobbins Way (CM17 0LU), 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 Cobbins Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Myrtle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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