Total Crime Rate

218.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 218.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Green Lane 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 Green Lane (CM6 1UB) 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 Green Lane (CM6 1UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stortford Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosemary Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stacy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conifer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conifer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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