Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reed Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 92nd highest 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 Reed Lane (CM24 8GS) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reed Lane (CM24 8GS), the main crime hotspot is near Livings Way. Police recorded 10 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 Reed Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Snow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dockerell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reeve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Forest Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Forest Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rochford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneyfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mount Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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