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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CM7: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CM7 recorded 392 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.09 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 46.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring53.49 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment392 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 1.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

392
trending_up +8.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

53.49per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,899

Within CM7 district

Uttlesford

76,944

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Flanders Close Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 16
16
The Avenue Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Drugs: 1
11
Panfield Road Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Great Square Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Weaversfield Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 8
8
Shopping Area Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Parking Area Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 2
6
Runnacles Street Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Camberton Road Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 5
5
School Walk Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
392 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
181
46.2%
Other Theft
44
11.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
39
9.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
26
6.6%
Vehicle Crime
21
5.4%
Public Order
20
5.1%
Drug Offences
17
4.3%
Shoplifting
16
4.1%
Other Crime
10
2.6%
Burglary
6
1.5%
Bicycle Theft
4
1.0%
Robbery
4
1.0%
Theft from Person
3
0.8%
Weapons Possession
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: CM7

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CM7 (46.2%). Other Theft (11.2%) and Anti-social Behaviour (9.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CM7 has fallen slightly — by 1.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CM7 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_up +8.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -1.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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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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