Saffron Walden Town
Middle areaNorth Uttlesford. 13,859 people in 7.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 2% of people in Saffron Walden Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Saffron Walden Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Saffron Walden Town at a rate of 48.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.8 per 1,000 people across Uttlesford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 291 |
| Other crime | 134 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 73 |
| Shoplifting | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Saffron Walden Town compares
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Is Saffron Walden Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Saffron Walden Town at a rate of 48.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.8 per 1,000 people across Uttlesford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Saffron Walden Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (291), other crime (134) and anti-social behaviour (73).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Uttlesford
These figures are published for the whole of Uttlesford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Uttlesford and not Saffron Walden Town alone. See Uttlesford
Saffron Walden Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Saffron Walden Town was £415,000 in 2025.
Saffron Walden Town had 13,129 usual residents at the census.
About 2% of people in Saffron Walden Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Saffron Walden Town, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.