Postcode · Dunmow
Crime in CM6 4FF
How much crime is recorded in CM6 4FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Dunmow
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,078 (2024)
CM6 4FFDunmow
How safe is CM6 4FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM6 4FF area, 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 4FFNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Burglary13.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.