Crime Rate in Epping West & Rural, ward

Epping West & Rural has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Epping Forest district and the 1806th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 152nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Epping West & Rural in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% higher than the Epping Forest district average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Epping West & Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 225 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 309 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Epping West & Rural ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.