Crap Towns / Great Dunmow / Crime

How much crime is there in Great Dunmow?

The police recorded 51.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Great Dunmow from September 2023 to August 2026, 32% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 49.3, down from 53.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	53.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	51.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	49.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.3	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.9	7.0
Vehicle crime	4.7	3.8
Public order	4.6	6.6
Other theft	4.4	5.4
Burglary	2.5	3.1
Shoplifting	2.0	7.1
Drugs	1.8	2.4
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Harlow	20.3 km	101
Chelmsford	17.4 km	94.9
Braintree	13.8 km	80.1
Takeley and Little Canfield	5.6 km	74.3
Witham	20.8 km	74.2
Bishop's Stortford	13.3 km	63.8
Great Dunmow	–	51.6
Sawbridgeworth	16.0 km	45.5
Saffron Walden	17.8 km	41.2
Stansted Mountfitchet	11.1 km	37.7
Great Notley	11.9 km	33.1
The typical town	–	76.2