Total Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dryvers Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 102nd 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 Dryvers Close (CM6 1FD) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dryvers Close (CM6 1FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Croft, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapmans Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Honey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mortymer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshalls Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshalls Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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