Total Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Heath area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 55th highest crime rate of 265 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 The Heath (CM22 7EA) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower 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 Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Heath (CM22 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wagon Mead (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Heath area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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