Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Abbeydale Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 246 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 Abbeydale Close (CM17 9QE) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeydale Close (CM17 9QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Minton Lane, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaklands Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbeydale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Carters Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minton Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Minton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Minton Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fullers Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fullers Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadley Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carters Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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