Crime Rate in Elsenham & Henham, ward

Elsenham & Henham has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Uttlesford district and the 3706th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 369th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Elsenham & Henham in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher than the Uttlesford district average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Elsenham & Henham’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Elsenham & Henham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Airport/Airfield, with 110 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Eastend Lane (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.