Total Crime Rate
149.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roman Rise 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 Roman Rise (CM21 0EG) 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 Roman Rise (CM21 0EG), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | A1184 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hill Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalks Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nursery Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nursery Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brook End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook End | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Mead | — |
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