Total Crime Rate

74.7 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 74.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Woodhill area has the 20th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Latton Bush & Stewards , and the 125th highest crime rate of 253 local areas in Harlow .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhill (CM18 7JS) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhill (CM18 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Meadow, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Five Acres (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsweld Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Meadow
Sep 2025Other theft Partridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbotsweld Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbotsweld
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Meadow Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Echo Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shoal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylets Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylets Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylets Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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