Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Highmead area has the 37th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 89th 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 Highmead (CM24 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highmead (CM24 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Bear (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highmead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Norman'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burnells Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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