Crime in Thaxted
Recorded crime in Thaxted is 0.9 times the Uttlesford average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 29%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Thaxted: about 3,051 residents in 2 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 4.6/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −29%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Uttlesford average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Thaxted.
Crime over 5 years
Down 29% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Thaxted, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Uttlesford average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 71% of the harm here
- Burglary: 15% of the harm here
- Robbery: 3% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 71% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 7.3 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Uttlesford (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Uttlesford council area, not only Thaxted. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 143 | 1.5 | Down 26% |
| Cars broken into | 159 | 1.7 | Down 31% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 297 | 3.1 | Up 14% |
| Burglary of homes | 99 | 1.0 | About the same |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in CM6
In CM6, the postcode district at the centre of Thaxted, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 663 | 5% | 13% | 59% | 19% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 141 | 3% | 0% | 7% | 87% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 136 | 6% | 6% | 18% | 68% | 1% |
| Public order | 115 | 9% | 7% | 39% | 44% | 1% |
| Other theft | 110 | 0% | 3% | 16% | 75% | 6% |
| Burglary | 64 | 3% | 2% | 9% | 84% | 2% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 3% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 3.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 21.7 |
| Drugs | 0.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.1 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 2.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.8 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.3 |
| Public order | 3.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 0.1 |
Postcode districts in Thaxted
Nearby towns
Council: Uttlesford
Questions about crime in Thaxted
- Is Thaxted a safe place to live?
- Thaxted scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Uttlesford average.
- Is crime going up or down in Thaxted?
- Down 29% over 5 years, from 140 recorded crimes a year to 100.
- What is the most common crime in Thaxted?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 22 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Thaxted compare with Uttlesford?
- Crime severity in Thaxted is 0.9 times the Uttlesford average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Thaxted?
- In CM6, the postcode district at the centre of Thaxted, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 42% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Thaxted?
- Of 64 burglaries reported in CM6, the postcode district at the centre of Thaxted between September 2024 and August 2025, 3% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 84% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Thaxted?
- In Uttlesford, the council area Thaxted is in, the police recorded 143 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.5 per 1,000 residents, down 26% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Thaxted?
- 297 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Uttlesford, the council area Thaxted is in, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Thaxted last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Uttlesford, the council area Thaxted is in, against 2 the year before.