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

Ivy Chimneys 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 Ivy Chimneys (CM16 4FL) 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 Ivy Chimneys (CM16 4FL), the main crime hotspot is near Ivy Chimneys Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ivy Chimneys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Chimneys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ivy Chimneys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivy Chimneys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivy Chimneys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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