Total Crime Rate
218.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buckthorn Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 7th highest crime rate of 263 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 Buckthorn Road (CM6 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 218.2 per 1,000 residents and was 269.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckthorn Road (CM6 1HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spruce Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowberry Road (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snowberry Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Juniper Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newton Grove | Under investigation |
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