Total Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 22.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Fields area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Felsted & Stebbing , and the 78th lowest 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 High Fields (CM6 1EE) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Felsted & Stebbing average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Fields (CM6 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Hart Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Hart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haslers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Hart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Hart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerridge Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person B1256 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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