Total Crime Rate
54.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Gossetts area has the 29th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 68th highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Gossetts (CM6 1QU) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Gossetts (CM6 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near The Gossetts. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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