Total Crime Rate
141.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garnetts area has the 9th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 15th 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 Garnetts (CM22 6RL) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garnetts (CM22 6RL), 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 | Vehicle crime | Parsonage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsonage Road | — |
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