Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Johns Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 42nd 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 St Johns Road (CM24 8JP) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (CM24 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norman'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1051 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1051 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Burnells Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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