Total Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stokes Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 263 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 Stokes Road (CM6 1FG) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stokes Road (CM6 1FG), the main crime hotspot is near Chapmans Close. Police recorded 17 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 Stokes Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Croft
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennet Canfield
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bennet Canfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flitchside Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation

Data Sources

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