Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Great Dunmow South & Barnston
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.78 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.78 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Great Dunmow South & Barnston
Crime trends · Great Dunmow South & Barnston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY -60%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
12
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Great Dunmow South & Barnston
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,436
White Brit.90.2%
Other White4.5%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Total residents: 6,445
Christian52.5%
No religion39.8%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,440
50–6420.8%
35–4917.5%
25–3413.4%
65–7411.6%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 2,918
Other17.5%
Any member 66+15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.1%
All members 66+11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
+ 7 other households · 30.9%
Postcode Districts in Great Dunmow South & Barnston
