Crime Rates at Kingswood Close, Stansted, CM24 8YD

Kingswood Close 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 Kingswood Close (CM24 8YD) 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 Kingswood Close (CM24 8YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spindles Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.