Total Crime Rate

192.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 192.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Ongar Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 9th 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 Ongar Road (CM6 1JL) in the last 12 months was 192.7 per 1,000 residents and was 226.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

View Crime In Great Dunmow South & Barnston

Crime Over Time in Ongar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (0/0)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
No crimes for this selection.
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 0 of 0

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑