Total Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 30th highest crime rate of 265 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 North Road (CM22 6RF) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Road (CM22 6RF), 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.
View Crime In Takeley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Close Extension | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parsonage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsonage Road | — |
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