Dunmow and Felsted vs Epping and Ongar

Dunmow and Felsted has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 861 crimes in the last 12 months. Epping and Ongar has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 3,172 crimes. Epping and Ongar scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Dunmow and Felsted shows a year-on-year crime trend of -16.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Epping and Ongar shows -11.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dunmow and Felsted, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (363 incidents). In Epping and Ongar, it is Violent Crime (1,194 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dunmow and Felsted recorded 91 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Epping and Ongar recorded 260. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dunmow and Felsted totalled 363 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,194 in Epping and Ongar. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dunmow and Felsted recorded 1,027 crimes (now 861, a change of -16.2%). Epping and Ongar recorded 3,600 crimes previously (now 3,172, -11.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Dunmow and Felsted has a resolution rate of 0% and Epping and Ongar has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dunmow and Felsted falls within the Essex Police boundary. Epping and Ongar is covered by Essex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Dunmow and Felsted and Epping and Ongar. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.