Crap Towns / Stansted Mountfitchet / Crime
How much crime is there in Stansted Mountfitchet?
The police recorded 37.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Stansted Mountfitchet from September 2023 to August 2026, 51% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 16.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 38.3, up from 35.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.
Holidaymakers leave cars in Stansted for a fortnight. Anywhere else that's called abandoning a vehicle.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 35.6 | 78.6 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 39.3 | 77.4 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 38.3 | 73.7 |
| Crime | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16.7 | 34.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.4 | 7.0 |
| Other theft | 3.5 | 5.4 |
| Public order | 3.3 | 6.6 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Shoplifting | 2.2 | 7.1 |
| Burglary | 1.7 | 3.1 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Drugs | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Harlow | 15.7 km | 101 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 6.3 km | 74.3 |
| Hertford | 22.7 km | 66.8 |
| Hoddesdon | 21.4 km | 64.8 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 4.3 km | 63.8 |
| Ware | 18.6 km | 52.5 |
| Buntingford | 16.3 km | 51.8 |
| Great Dunmow | 11.1 km | 51.6 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 10.5 km | 45.5 |
| Saffron Walden | 13.7 km | 41.2 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | – | 37.7 |
| The typical town | – | 76.2 |