Postcode · Sawbridgeworth
Crime in CM21 9PS
How much crime is recorded in CM21 9PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Weald, Matching & Sheering
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,142 (2024)
How safe is CM21 9PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM21 9PS 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
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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).
CM21 9PSNational
Violence and sexual offences5.423.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Burglary2.99.1
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.64.6
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.