Total Crime Rate

176.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walnut Tree Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sawbridgeworth , and the 31st 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 Walnut Tree Avenue (CM21 9JR) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 133.4% higher than the Sawbridgeworth average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Tree Avenue (CM21 9JR), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Tree Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofters —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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