Total Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 265 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 Lower Road (CM22 7RB) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Road (CM22 7RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grinstead Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wright'S Green Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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