Crime Rate in Saffron Walden Castle, ward

Saffron Walden Castle has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Uttlesford district and the 1008th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 149th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Saffron Walden Castle in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Uttlesford district average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Saffron Walden Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Saffron Walden Castle ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Brooke Avenue, with 19 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Buckenhoe Road (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.