Total Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gallows Hill area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Saffron Walden Audley , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gallows Hill (CB11 4DA) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gallows Hill (CB11 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Auton Croft, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Loompits Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gallows Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loompits Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loompits Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loompits Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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