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Crime in CM24

How much crime is recorded in CM24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Uttlesford
Region
East of England
Population
15,295 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM24

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM24, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).

CM24National
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Other theft14.34.5
Burglary7.29.1
Shoplifting6.18.4
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order4.64.6
Drugs4.02.4
Theft from the person3.62.1
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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