Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Buttercross Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 146th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buttercross Lane (CM16 5AA) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Epping East average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercross Lane (CM16 5AA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Buttercross Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottis Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B1393 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1393 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hemnall Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingels Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severns Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Star Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Star Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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