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Crime in Uttlesford by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,746crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+17%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Manudenlowest rate5 per 1,000 a year
54.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Great Dunmow (-5%), Bentfield (-3%) and Stansted Mountfitchet (5%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1TakeleyCM22 · 7,123 residents 126.4▲ 14%violence
2Flitch GreenCM6 · 2,210 residents 121.3▲ 5%violence
3ElsenhamCM22 · 4,943 residents 85▲ 67%violence
4NewportCB11 · 2,059 residents 73.8▲ 12%violence
5Great DunmowCM6 · 10,617 residents 70.1▼ 5%violence
6Stansted MountfitchetCM24 · 12,510 residents 66.2▲ 5%violence
7Hatfield HeathCM22 · 2,002 residents 65.9–shoplifting
8Saffron WaldenCB10 · 17,016 residents 56.7▲ 35%violence
9BentfieldCM24 · 10,049 residents 55.3▼ 3%violence
10BirchangerCM23 · 3,154 residents 54.5▼ 10%anti-social behaviour
11Great ChesterfordCB10 · 1,988 residents 34.2▼ 11%anti-social behaviour
12ThaxtedCM6 · 4,109 residents 29.2▼ 27%violence
13FelstedCM6 · 1,935 residents 26.9▼ 24%violence
14Great EastonCM6 · 1,730 residents 18.5–violence
15Hatfield Broad OakCM22 · 1,623 residents 17.3–violence
16AshdonCB10 · 1,749 residents 13.7–violence
17ClaveringCB11 · 1,574 residents 10.2–violence
18StebbingCM6 · 1,726 residents 7–violence
19ManudenCM23 · 1,612 residents 5–vehicle crime

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Uttlesford have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Manuden, Stebbing, Clavering, Ashdon and Hatfield Broad Oak.

Which areas of Uttlesford have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Takeley, Flitch Green, Elsenham, Newport and Great Dunmow.

Is crime going up or down in Uttlesford?

Across Uttlesford, 1,746 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 17% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.