Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 47.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purford Green area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 76th lowest 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 Purford Green (CM18 6HN) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower than the Bush Fair average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purford Green (CM18 6HN), the main crime hotspot is near Nicholls Field. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Manor Hatch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Grove Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Sadlers Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nicholls Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nicholls Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stile Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stile Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Great Brays Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Brays Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Little Brays Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Leylands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Brays Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Manor Hatch Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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