Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 31.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sayesbury Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sawbridgeworth , and the 64th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sayesbury Road (CM21 0EB) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Sawbridgeworth average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sayesbury Road (CM21 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Fields. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sayesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Fields —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atherton End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Atherton End Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Roseacres Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nursery Fields Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Fields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Fields —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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