Postcode · Stansted
Crime in CM24 8TH
How much crime is recorded in CM24 8TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,159 (2024)
How safe is CM24 8TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM24 8TH 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
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8THNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Public order2.84.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other theft2.04.5
Burglary1.39.1
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.