Total Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rainsford Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 265 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 Rainsford Road (CM24 8DU) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rainsford Road (CM24 8DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Charles Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stansted North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rainsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kings Charles Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hargrave Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Acres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Five Acres | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bugle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Charles Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Charles Drive | Under investigation |
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