Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Applegate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sawbridgeworth , and the 45th highest crime rate of 456 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 Applegate (CM21 0DR) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% higher than the Sawbridgeworth average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Applegate (CM21 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowfield, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Fields (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Applegate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowfield —
Sep 2025Public order Nursery Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nursery Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime A1184 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttersweet Rise —
Sep 2025Public order Brook End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook End —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Mead —
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Data Sources

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