Total Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Flitch Industrial Estate area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Great Dunmow South & Barnston , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 263 local areas in Uttlesford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flitch Industrial Estate (CM6 1XJ) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flitch Industrial Estate (CM6 1XJ), the main crime hotspot is near White Hart Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flitch Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kerridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Hart Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Haslers Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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