Total Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Isabel Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .
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 Isabel Drive (CM22 6GU) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Isabel Drive (CM22 6GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aylett Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitchet Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayden Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Drive | Under investigation |
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