Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Brays area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 246 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 Little Brays (CM18 6EX) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Brays (CM18 6EX), the main crime hotspot is near Longfield. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Brays area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stile Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Fairway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tumbler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Brays
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Brays
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Brays Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pear Tree Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime The Fairway Under investigation

Data Sources

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