Total Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Chestnut View area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 47th highest crime rate of 263 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 Chestnut View (CM6 1UH) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut View (CM6 1UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stortford Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conifer Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut View area

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

Data Sources

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