Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Goldcrest Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall , and the 107th 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 Goldcrest Way (CM17 9GQ) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldcrest Way (CM17 9GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Goldcrest Way. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldcrest Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Wood Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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