Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Ongar Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 91st highest crime rate of 263 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 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ongar Road (CM6 1ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harris Green, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Algar Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ongar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercia Road —
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Data Sources

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