Total Crime Rate

158.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nicholls Field area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 55th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholls Field (CM18 6EA) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% higher than the Bush Fair average (97.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholls Field (CM18 6EA), the main crime hotspot is near Nicholls Field. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholls Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Spencers Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencers Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tilbury Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Hatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Hatch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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