Total Crime Rate

292.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 292.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birchanger Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 6th highest crime rate of 263 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 Birchanger Lane (CM23 5QH) in the last 12 months was 292.9 per 1,000 residents and was 231.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -92.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchanger Lane (CM23 5QH), the main crime hotspot is near Birchanger Lane. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchanger Lane area

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Data Sources

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