Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 57.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • 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

Purford Green area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Harlow .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purford Green (CM18 6HL) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Bush Fair average (97.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purford Green (CM18 6HL), 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 Purford Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tilbury Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Brays —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Mead 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 Little Brays Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brays 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Brays —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Spencers Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencers Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Hatch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Hatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tumbler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stile Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilbury Mead —
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Data Sources

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