Total Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 163.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Lower Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 15th highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Street (CM24 8LN) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Street (CM24 8LN), 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.

View Crime In Broad Oak & the Hallingburys

Crime Over Time in Lower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1051 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Burnells Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1051 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norman'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfields Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑