Total Crime Rate

175.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Copthall Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 12th 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 Copthall Close (CM22 7TX) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 114.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copthall Close (CM22 7TX), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Copthall Close area

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Data Sources

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