Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
140.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wintershutt Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 10th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wintershutt Road (CM6 1GE) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wintershutt Road (CM6 1GE), the main crime hotspot is near Jack'S Lane. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Takeley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jack'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Copper Beech Avenue | — |
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