Total Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.8 2/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Flitch Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 64th lowest 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 Flitch Lane (CM6 1EL) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower 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 Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Flitch Lane (CM6 1EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Flitch Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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