Postcode · Saffron Walden
Crime in CB10 2BZ
How much crime is recorded in CB10 2BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saffron Walden Town
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
CB10 2BZSaffron Walden
How safe is CB10 2BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB10 2BZ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CB10 2BZNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.71.5
Burglary0.69.1
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.