Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 62.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brookfields area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sawbridgeworth , and the 160th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookfields (CM21 0EJ) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower than the Sawbridgeworth average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookfields (CM21 0EJ), 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 Brookfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Fields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Fields —
Apr 2026Burglary Roseacres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Court —
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 Brook End —
Apr 2026Burglary Brook End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Fields —
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Data Sources

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