Total Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albert Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Gardens (CM17 9QF) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albert Gardens (CM17 9QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malkin Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheldon Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harlow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lane End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wedgewood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malkin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malkin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malkin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malkin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malkin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Albert Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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