Total Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hartland Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hartland Road (CM16 4PH) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartland Road (CM16 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Epping | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Star Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Star Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Star Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ravensmere | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Addison Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hemnall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B1393 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B1393 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottis Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amesbury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amesbury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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