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Crime in CB11 3UG
How much crime is recorded in CB11 3UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newport, Littlebury & Clavering
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,563 (2024)
How safe is CB11 3UG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB11 3UG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
CB11 3UGNational
Burglary13.79.1
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.