Postcode · Stansted
Crime in CM24 8FA
How much crime is recorded in CM24 8FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,719 (2024)
How safe is CM24 8FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM24 8FA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
CM24 8FANational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.