There were a total of 17 street level crime incidents in Hobbs Cross in February 2024. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Other Theft.
Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Hobbs Cross, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary| Crime Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violent Crime | 6 |
| Other Theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public Order | 1 |
| Possession Of Weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle Crime | 1 |
| Anti Social Behaviour | 1 |
| Criminal Damage Arson | 1 |
| Bicycle Theft | 1 |
| All Crime | 17 |
Map of street level crime incidents in February 2024
Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Hobbs Cross. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.
Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.
Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Hobbs Cross
We've taken the ten nearest places to Hobbs Cross and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Hobbs Cross has more crime than other surrounding areas.
| Location | Crime Incidents |
|---|---|
| Mark Hall South (1.86 miles) | 375 |
| Churchgate Street (0.88 miles) | 100 |
| Campions (1.39 miles) | 99 |
| Foster Street (1.39 miles) | 65 |
| Hobbs Cross | 17 |
| Matching Tye (1.39 miles) | 6 |
| Carter’s Green (1.24 miles) | 6 |
| Newman’s End (1.75 miles) | 6 |
| Tilegate Green (1.39 miles) | 3 |
| Magdalen Laver (1.75 miles) | 1 |
of Church Langley residents were born outside of the UK, according to the 2021 Census
Where are the most violent places near Hobbs Cross?
The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Hobbs Cross and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.
| Location | Violent Incidents |
|---|---|
| Mark Hall South | 151 |
| Churchgate Street | 30 |
| Campions | 30 |
| Foster Street | 27 |
| Hobbs Cross | 6 |
| Matching Tye | 1 |
| Carter’s Green | 1 |
| Newman’s End | 1 |
| Tilegate Green | 0 |
| Magdalen Laver | 0 |
How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Hobbs Cross?
Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Hobbs Cross to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.
How does crime in Hobbs Cross compare to surrounding wards?
We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Hobbs Cross and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward. Hobbs Cross is ranked #10.| # | Ward | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netteswell | 79 |
| 2 | Toddbrook | 76 |
| 3 | Staple Tye | 76 |
| 4 | Mark Hall | 70 |
| 5 | Bush Fair | 65 |
| 6 | Harlow Common | 64 |
| 7 | Old Harlow | 58 |
| 8 | Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village | 55 |
| 9 | Sawbridgeworth | 34 |
| 10 | Church Langley | 19 |
| 11 | Lower Sheering | 8 |
Which road in Hobbs Cross has the highest level of crime?
We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Hobbs Cross with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around Ridgeways.
Information provided by data.police.uk
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