Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cannons Mead area has the 18th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 45th 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 Cannons Mead (CM24 8EL) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannons Mead (CM24 8EL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cannons Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spindles Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cannons Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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