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Crime in CM23 4RB

How much crime is recorded in CM23 4RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Sawbridgeworth
Council
East Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,455 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM23 4RB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM23 4RB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 4RBNational
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Burglary12.59.1
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order2.64.6
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 46% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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