Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 23.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crest area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sawbridgeworth , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 457 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 The Crest (CM21 0ES) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Sawbridgeworth average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crest (CM21 0ES), 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 The Crest area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Fields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook End —
Apr 2026Burglary Brook End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Fields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Fields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nursery Fields Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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