Postcode · Bishop's Stortford
Crime in CM22 6TH
How much crime is recorded in CM22 6TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Takeley, Airport & Mountfitchet South
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,249 (2024)
How safe is CM22 6TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM22 6TH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
CM22 6THNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order2.14.6
Burglary0.89.1
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.