Total Crime Rate

216.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chequers Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 8th highest crime rate of 265 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 Chequers Lane (CM6 1FL) in the last 12 months was 216.6 per 1,000 residents and was 273.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chequers Lane (CM6 1FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Hart Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chequers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerridge Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Hart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Hart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Hart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Maltings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haslers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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