Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.8 2/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ansgar Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Saffron Walden Audley , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ansgar Road (CB11 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Saffron Walden Audley average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ansgar Road (CB11 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tukes Way, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hop Fields (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ansgar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winstanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hop Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Glebe —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Winstanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenways Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winstanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tukes Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tukes Way —
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Data Sources

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