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Crime in CM6 1

How much crime is recorded in CM6 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Uttlesford
Region
East of England
Population
23,456 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM6 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM6 1, 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
30.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).

CM6 1National
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Other theft10.54.5
Burglary8.59.1
Shoplifting6.58.4
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Drugs3.52.4
Theft from the person2.22.1
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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