Total Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Bell Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bell Close (CM24 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Bell Close (CM24 8JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hudgell Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Spinney (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stansted South & Birchanger| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Recreation Ground | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Hill | — |
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