Total Crime Rate

18.5 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 18.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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

Highgate Grove area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sawbridgeworth , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

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 Highgate Grove (CM21 0DD) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Sawbridgeworth average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Grove (CM21 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Fields. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime A1184 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalks Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nursery Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nursery Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brook End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook End
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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