Total Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garnetts Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Felsted & Stebbing , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 265 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 Garnetts Lane (CM6 3ED) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Felsted & Stebbing average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garnetts Lane (CM6 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alderton Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Orchard (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Chaffix Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alderton Close | Under investigation |
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