Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Braintree Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 37th 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 Braintree Road (CM6 1HT) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braintree Road (CM6 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Braintree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbank Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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