Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Orchid Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 24th highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchid Close (CM22 6TN) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchid Close (CM22 6TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Godfrey Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchid Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchid Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Francis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Francis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunmow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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