Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • 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 theft 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
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

Elwood area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Church Langley North & Newhall , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 253 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 Elwood (CM17 9QL) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwood (CM17 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denby Grange, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malkin Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Church Langley North & Newhall

Crime Over Time in Elwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doulton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Albert Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Denby Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Denby Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doulton Close —
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Data Sources

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