Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dunmow Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Broad Oak & the Hallingburys , and the 77th highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunmow Road (CM22 6SH) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Broad Oak & the Hallingburys average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunmow Road (CM22 6SH), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunmow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunmow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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