Total Crime Rate

366.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 366.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.5 10/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holly Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Cottages (CM16 4EA) in the last 12 months was 366.2 per 1,000 residents and was 418.2% higher than the Epping East average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 251.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 426.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Cottages (CM16 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near High Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Theydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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