Crap Towns / Saffron Walden / Criminal damage
How bad is criminal damage in Saffron Walden?
The police recorded 4.2 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Saffron Walden from September 2023 to August 2026, 40% lower than the typical town's 7.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 3.1, down from 4.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 4.5 | 7.3 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 4.9 | 6.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 3.1 | 6.6 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 17.0 km | 8.0 |
| Cambridge | 21.8 km | 8.0 |
| Haverhill | 15.3 km | 7.5 |
| Great Dunmow | 17.8 km | 5.9 |
| Buntingford | 20.1 km | 5.0 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 17.7 km | 5.0 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 13.7 km | 4.4 |
| Sawston | 12.6 km | 4.3 |
| Saffron Walden | – | 4.2 |
| Royston | 18.8 km | 4.0 |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 16.3 km | 3.0 |
| The typical town | – | 7.0 |