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Crime in CM23 1EF

How much crime is recorded in CM23 1EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Stansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham
Council
Uttlesford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,577 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM23 1EF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM23 1EF 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
9.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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).

CM23 1EFNational
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Criminal damage and arson0.04.7
Theft from the person0.02.1
Drugs0.02.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 45% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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