Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 87th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (CM16 4DF) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Epping East average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (CM16 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near High Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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