Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Peal Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Saffron Walden Audley , and the 18th highest crime rate of 265 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 Peal Road (CB11 3ET) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Saffron Walden Audley average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peal Road (CB11 3ET), 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 Peal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Glebe —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winstanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winstanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tukes Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tukes Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Winstanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hop Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Field Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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