Total Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapel Hill area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Hill (CM24 8AA) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Hill (CM24 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1383, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spindles Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broad Oak & the Hallingburys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cannons Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Spinney | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spindles Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Burnells Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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