Total Crime Rate
59.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Doulton Close 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 Doulton Close (CM17 9RL) 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 Doulton Close (CM17 9RL), 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Challinor | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doulton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challinor | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Challinor | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Denby Grange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denby Grange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doulton Close | Under investigation |
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