Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 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 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 13th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 246 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 Little Brays (CM18 6HD) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Brays (CM18 6HD), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Brays —
Apr 2026Public order Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tumbler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Brays Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Great Brays Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Brays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stile Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Brays —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Brays Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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