Total Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 169.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 50th 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 Purford Green (CM18 6HP) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% higher than the Bush Fair average (97.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purford Green (CM18 6HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longfield, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nicholls Field (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Hatch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Hatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Spencers Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencers Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield 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 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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