Crime Rates at Long Croft, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6RT

Long Croft area has the 16th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 34th 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 Long Croft (CM22 6RT) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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 20 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Croft (CM22 6RT), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.