Crime Rate in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys, ward

Broad Oak & the Hallingburys has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Uttlesford district and the 2277th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 195th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% higher than the Uttlesford district average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Broad Oak & the Hallingburys’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 185 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Broad Oak & the Hallingburys ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bury Lodge Lane. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.