Crime Rate in Loughton St John's, ward

Loughton St John's has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Epping Forest district and the 3349th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 432nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Loughton St John's in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Epping Forest district average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Loughton St John's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Loughton St John's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near College Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.