Total Crime Rate

253.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 253.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Longwood area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Latton Bush & Stewards , and the 24th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longwood (CM18 7JD) in the last 12 months was 253.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.3% higher than the Latton Bush & Stewards average (101.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 118.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 387.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longwood (CM18 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Moorfields. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Long Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parndon Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Long Wood Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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