Postcode · Dunmow
Crime in CM6 2LF
How much crime is recorded in CM6 2LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thaxted, Great Sampford & Radwinter
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,299 (2024)
CM6 2LFDunmow
How safe is CM6 2LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM6 2LF 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
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2LFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.