Postcode · Dunmow
Crime in CM6 3BE
How much crime is recorded in CM6 3BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Dunmow
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
How safe is CM6 3BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM6 3BE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 3BENational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Burglary12.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.