Crime Rates at Ash Green, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1QR

Ash Green area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ashdon , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Green (CB10 1QR) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 268.1% higher than the Ashdon average (28.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Green (CB10 1QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Chesterford, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Icknield Rise (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.