Crime Rate in Rural East, ward

Rural East has the lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Epping Forest district and the 1210th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 179th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rural East in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the Epping Forest district average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rural East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rural East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Harlow Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.