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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CM1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CM1 recorded 746 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.31 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 21.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring79.71 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment746 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 21.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

746
trending_down -0.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

79.71per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,739

Within CM1 district

Uttlesford

102,079

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Park Road Map
total: 33 Shoplifting: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 6
33
Police Station Map
total: 33 Drugs: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 8
33
Tindal Square Map
total: 23 Violence and sexual offences: 13 Drugs: 3
23
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 12 Public order: 2
17
Parking Area Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2
16
Shopping Area Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4
14
Shopping Area Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 11 Burglary: 1
14
New Dukes Way Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Drugs: 1
13
Prison Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2
12
Tindal Street Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
746 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
294
39.4%
Shoplifting
103
13.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
84
11.3%
Drug Offences
57
7.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
44
5.9%
Public Order
42
5.6%
Other Theft
39
5.2%
Vehicle Crime
28
3.8%
Other Crime
21
2.8%
Burglary
14
1.9%
Robbery
8
1.1%
Weapons Possession
7
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
4
0.5%
Theft from Person
1
0.1%

Crime Analysis: CM1

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CM1 (39.4%). Shoplifting (13.8%) and Anti-social Behaviour (11.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CM1 has risen sharply — by 21.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CM1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -0.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +21.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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