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Postcode district · Saffron Walden

Crime in CB10

How much crime is recorded in CB10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Uttlesford
Region
East of England
Population
29,543 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CB10

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CB10, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CB10National
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary5.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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