Total Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodfields area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodfields (CM24 8AR) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodfields (CM24 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broad Oak & the Hallingburys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B1051 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B1051 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Burnells Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Spinney | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenfields | Under investigation |
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