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Postcode · Sawbridgeworth

Crime in CM21 0AA

How much crime is recorded in CM21 0AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Sawbridgeworth
Council
East Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,694 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM21 0AA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM21 0AA 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
9.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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).

CM21 0AANational
Burglary9.59.1
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% 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.

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