Total Crime Rate

188.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 10th highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

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 High Street (CM6 1AH) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 219.7% higher than the Great Dunmow South & Barnston average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM6 1AH), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Angel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Hart Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crayfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venmore Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kerridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Haslers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Standrums Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chequers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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