Crime Rates at Snowdrop Road, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3NP

Snowdrop Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Clavering , and the 102nd highest 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 Snowdrop Road (CB11 3NP) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Clavering average (31.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snowdrop Road (CB11 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greys Hollow, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxlip Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.