Crap Towns / Stansted Mountfitchet / Criminal damage
How bad is criminal damage in Stansted Mountfitchet?
The police recorded 4.4 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Stansted Mountfitchet from September 2023 to August 2026, 37% lower than the typical town's 7.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 4.5, down from 5.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 5.2 | 7.3 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 3.5 | 6.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 4.5 | 6.6 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Harlow | 15.7 km | 8.7 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 6.3 km | 8.0 |
| Great Dunmow | 11.1 km | 5.9 |
| Hertford | 22.7 km | 5.3 |
| Hoddesdon | 21.4 km | 5.2 |
| Buntingford | 16.3 km | 5.0 |
| Ware | 18.6 km | 5.0 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 4.3 km | 5.0 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | – | 4.4 |
| Saffron Walden | 13.7 km | 4.2 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 10.5 km | 3.8 |
| The typical town | – | 7.0 |