Postcode · Dunmow
Crime in CM6 1BL
How much crime is recorded in CM6 1BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Dunmow
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,968 (2024)
CM6 1BLDunmow
How safe is CM6 1BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM6 1BL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CM6 1BLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Shoplifting5.08.4
Burglary4.59.1
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.