Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Station Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Sawbridgeworth , and the 125th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (CM21 9JY) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (CM21 9JY), the main crime hotspot is near Saffron Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hailey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leat Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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