Crap Towns / Sawbridgeworth / Crime

How much crime is there in Sawbridgeworth?

The police recorded 45.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Sawbridgeworth from September 2023 to August 2026, 40% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 22.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 45.0, up from 44.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	44.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	46.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	45.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	22.2	34.1
Vehicle crime	6.5	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	3.8	7.0
Other theft	3.2	5.4
Public order	2.7	6.6
Burglary	2.3	3.1
Shoplifting	1.5	7.1
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Drugs	0.9	2.4
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Harlow	5.2 km	101
Waltham Abbey	16.8 km	87.5
Epping	13.2 km	76.7
Takeley and Little Canfield	10.9 km	74.3
Hertford	16.1 km	66.8
Hoddesdon	12.3 km	64.8
Bishop's Stortford	6.6 km	63.8
Ware	12.3 km	52.5
Great Dunmow	16.0 km	51.6
Sawbridgeworth	–	45.5
Stansted Mountfitchet	10.5 km	37.7
The typical town	–	76.2