Crap Towns / Saffron Walden / Crime

How much crime is there in Saffron Walden?

The police recorded 41.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Saffron Walden from September 2023 to August 2026, 46% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 18.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 39.6, down from 42.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	42.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	41.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	39.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	18.5	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.2	7.0
Other theft	4.1	5.4
Public order	3.2	6.6
Shoplifting	3.0	7.1
Burglary	2.7	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.1	3.8
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Drugs	1.1	2.4
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Robbery	0.2	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Cambridge	21.8 km	101
Takeley and Little Canfield	17.0 km	74.3
Haverhill	15.3 km	68.4
Bishop's Stortford	17.7 km	63.8
Buntingford	20.1 km	51.8
Great Dunmow	17.8 km	51.6
Royston	18.8 km	44.1
Saffron Walden	–	41.2
Sawston	12.6 km	38.7
Stansted Mountfitchet	13.7 km	37.7
Great Shelford and Stapleford	16.3 km	23.8
The typical town	–	76.2