Total Crime Rate
108.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel Fields area has the 11th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Fields (CM22 6TR) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Fields (CM22 6TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Close Extension, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchid Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Takeley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Close Extension | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Way | Under investigation |
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