Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 28th 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 Chestnut View (CM6 1UH) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut View (CM6 1UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bradley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bradley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waldgrooms Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldgrooms Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conifer Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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