Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Owers Place area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 105th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Owers Place (CM6 1DF) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Broad Oak & the Hallingburys average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owers Place (CM6 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadfield, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Paddocks (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Owers Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Under investigation

Data Sources

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