Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canfield Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Canfield Road (CM22 6SZ) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% 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 Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canfield Road (CM22 6SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rumbles Way, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buttercup Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broad Oak & the Hallingburys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wintershull Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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