Total Crime Rate

219.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 219.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brook End area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sawbridgeworth , and the 25th highest crime rate of 457 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 Brook End (CM21 0ET) in the last 12 months was 219.3 per 1,000 residents and was 241.6% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook End (CM21 0ET), 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 Brook End area

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

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