Total Crime Rate

219.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 219.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sawbridgeworth , and the 25th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

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 West Road (CM21 0BP) in the last 12 months was 219.3 per 1,000 residents and was 241.6% higher than the Sawbridgeworth average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (CM21 0BP), the main crime hotspot is near West Road, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

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Data Sources

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