Crime Rates at Bentfield Green, Stansted, CM24 8HZ

Bentfield Green area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 98th 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 Bentfield Green (CM24 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentfield Green (CM24 8HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pond Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Loates Pasture (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.