Crime Rate in Loughton Fairmead, ward

Loughton Fairmead has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Epping Forest district and the 1131st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 88th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Loughton Fairmead in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% higher than the Epping Forest district average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Loughton Fairmead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 314 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 21.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 415 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Loughton Fairmead ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.