Crime Rate in Thaxted & the Eastons, ward

Thaxted & the Eastons has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Uttlesford district and the 1534th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 224th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thaxted & the Eastons in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Uttlesford district average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thaxted & the Eastons’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 127 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 Other crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thaxted & the Eastons ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bellrope Meadow. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.