Total Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highgate 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.
View Crime In Sawbridgeworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hill Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | A1184 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalks Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nursery Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nursery Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brook End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook End | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Under investigation |
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