Total Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Bentley Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bentley Drive (CM17 9PA) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Bentley Drive (CM17 9PA), the main crime hotspot is near Minton Lane. Police recorded 38 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 Bentley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Minton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Dale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Minton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Minton Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Minton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Minton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chamberlain Close —
Sep 2025Public order Minton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsdon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsdon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Langley Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fullers Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadley Grange —
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Data Sources

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