Total Crime Rate

2271.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

582.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2271.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 582.1 10/10
  • Other theft 527.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 450.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 360.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 268.7 10/10
  • Drugs 131.8 10/10
  • Public order 114.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 102.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 102.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 99.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.2 10/10
  • Other crime 39.8 10/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Bury Villas area has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .

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 Bury Villas (CM22 6PB) in the last 12 months was 2271.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2683.6% higher 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 Other theft with 212 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 17.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 234 (≈ 582.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bury Villas (CM22 6PB), the main crime hotspot is near Cobbs Lane. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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