Total Crime Rate

62.9 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 62.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cambridge Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 55th highest crime rate of 263 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 Cambridge Road (CM22 6HY) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Broad Oak & the Hallingburys average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (CM22 6HY), the main crime hotspot is near Vicarage Lane. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

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Data Sources

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