Total Crime Rate

336.9 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 336.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 160.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Centre Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 10th 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 Centre Drive (CM16 4JE) in the last 12 months was 336.9 per 1,000 residents and was 376.7% higher than the Epping East average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Centre Drive (CM16 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lion Court, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Centre Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Epping Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Epping Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Drummonds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lion Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lion Court —
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Data Sources

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