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Crime in CM22 6

How much crime is recorded in CM22 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Uttlesford
Region
East of England
Population
20,720 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM22 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM22 6, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).

CM22 6National
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Other theft10.84.5
Burglary6.99.1
Shoplifting5.58.4
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.44.6
Drugs2.92.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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