Total Crime Rate

211.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 211.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ongar Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 9th 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 Ongar Road (CM6 1JB) in the last 12 months was 211.0 per 1,000 residents and was 263.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Ongar Road area

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Data Sources

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