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Saffron Walden

Street-level crime statistics for Saffron Walden based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Last 12 months: February 2025 – January 2026 802 crimes
5 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score !

802 Crimes (last 12 months)
21.7% Resolution Rate (last 12m) !
↑8.5% vs Previous 12 Months
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Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 802 total crimes recorded in Saffron Walden

Violent Crime
358 44.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
85 10.6%
Anti-Social Behaviour
80 10%
Other Theft
65 8.1%
Burglary
48 6%
Shoplifting
44 5.5%
Public Order
42 5.2%
Vehicle Crime
27 3.4%
Other Crime
19 2.4%
Drugs
15 1.9%
Theft from Person
8 1%
Possession of Weapons
6 0.7%
Bicycle Theft
3 0.4%
Robbery
2 0.2%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Saffron Walden — last 12 months

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Saffron Walden

January 2026 60 crimes December 2025 60 crimes November 2025 59 crimes October 2025 67 crimes September 2025 52 crimes August 2025 71 crimes July 2025 91 crimes June 2025 56 crimes May 2025 82 crimes April 2025 86 crimes March 2025 62 crimes February 2025 56 crimes January 2025 63 crimes December 2024 49 crimes November 2024 58 crimes October 2024 62 crimes September 2024 55 crimes August 2024 84 crimes July 2024 77 crimes June 2024 51 crimes May 2024 59 crimes April 2024 58 crimes March 2024 76 crimes February 2024 47 crimes January 2024 66 crimes December 2023 72 crimes November 2023 51 crimes October 2023 94 crimes September 2023 68 crimes August 2023 78 crimes July 2023 52 crimes June 2023 92 crimes May 2023 81 crimes April 2023 84 crimes March 2023 72 crimes February 2023 74 crimes
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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Data, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026.