Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 60th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .

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 Mill Close (CM22 6EG) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Broad Oak & the Hallingburys average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Close (CM22 6EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aylett Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robin Hood Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Powter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Powter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Powter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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