Total Crime Rate

393.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 393.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Other theft 84.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.1 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 4th highest crime rate of 263 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 Sandford Road (CM24 8FQ) in the last 12 months was 393.0 per 1,000 residents and was 344.5% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 138.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (CM24 8FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parsonage Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parsonage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haggerwood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livings Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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