Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Longfield area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bush Fair , and the 85th highest crime rate of 253 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 Longfield (CM18 6LD) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 256.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield (CM18 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Longfield. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Little Brays Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stile Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stile Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stile Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Longfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Longfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Longfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinning Wheel Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tracyes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Leylands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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