Total Crime Rate

78.2 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 78.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Paddock View area has the 16th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 39th 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 Paddock View (CM24 8XL) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock View (CM24 8XL), 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 Paddock View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1051
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1051 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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