Total Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaters Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Saffron Walden Audley , and the 21st 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 Chaters Hill (CB10 2AB) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% higher than the Saffron Walden Audley average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaters Hill (CB10 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Buckenhoe Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaters Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckenhoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwallis Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vanoli Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzpiers Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fitzpiers Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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