Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Broadfield Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 75th highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadfield Road (CM22 6SR) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 636.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadfield Road (CM22 6SR), the main crime hotspot is near Saffron Way. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bennet Canfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennet Canfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wintershull Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farmer Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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