Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ongar Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 67th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Uttlesford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ongar Road (CM6 1ES) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Great Dunmow South & Barnston average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ongar Road (CM6 1ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chelmsford Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Mill Field (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Dunmow South & Barnston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunbank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelmsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sunbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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