Total Crime Rate

247.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 247.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Drugs 36.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dawes Bridge Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ongar , and the 15th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawes Bridge Cottages (CM16 7PA) in the last 12 months was 247.0 per 1,000 residents and was 290.0% higher than the Ongar average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawes Bridge Cottages (CM16 7PA), the main crime hotspot is near Coopersale Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawes Bridge Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopersale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coopersale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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