Total Crime Rate
46.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heron Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sawbridgeworth , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
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 Heron Close (CM21 0BB) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Sawbridgeworth average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heron Close (CM21 0BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook End, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Tree Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sawbridgeworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dale Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brook End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Roman Rise | Under investigation |
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