Crap Towns / Sawbridgeworth / Anti-social behaviour
How bad is anti-social behaviour in Sawbridgeworth?
The police recorded 15.0 anti-social behaviour incidents per 1,000 people a year in Sawbridgeworth from September 2023 to August 2026, 6% higher than the typical town's 14.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 11.3, down from 15.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 15.9 | 13.7 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 17.9 | 13.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 11.3 | 13.3 |
| Town | Distance | Incidents per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Stortford | 6.6 km | 20.5 |
| Hertford | 16.1 km | 17.8 |
| Hoddesdon | 12.3 km | 17.5 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 10.9 km | 16.6 |
| Ware | 12.3 km | 16.6 |
| Sawbridgeworth | – | 15.0 |
| Waltham Abbey | 16.8 km | 11.5 |
| Harlow | 5.2 km | 10.3 |
| Epping | 13.2 km | 9.2 |
| Great Dunmow | 16.0 km | 7.5 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 10.5 km | 5.7 |
| The typical town | – | 14.1 |