Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cambridge Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 38th 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 Cambridge Road (CM24 8BZ) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (CM24 8BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hargrave Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Recreation Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1383 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannons Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannons Court —
Apr 2026Public order Bentfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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