Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winstanley Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Saffron Walden Audley , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Winstanley Road (CB11 3EX) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winstanley Road (CB11 3EX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Winstanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Winstanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Glebe | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hop Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Northfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenways | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tukes Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tukes Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Glebe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winstanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Church Field | Under investigation |
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