Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 19th highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (CM22 6RB) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (CM22 6RB), the main crime hotspot is near Garnetts. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunmow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Sep 2025Public order Garnetts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Garnetts Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Garnetts Under investigation
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Data Sources

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