Postcode · Saffron Walden
Crime in CB11 4BS
How much crime is recorded in CB11 4BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Audley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,869 (2024)
How safe is CB11 4BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CB11 4BS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 4BSNational
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.61.5
Burglary0.69.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 61% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.