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Crime in CM6 2EU

How much crime is recorded in CM6 2EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Takeley, Airport & Mountfitchet South
Council
Uttlesford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,778 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM6 2EU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM6 2EU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 2EUNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary12.19.1
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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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