Total Crime Rate

99.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ambrose Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 80th highest crime rate of 376 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 Ambrose Crescent (CM16 5AN) in the last 12 months was 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambrose Crescent (CM16 5AN), the main crime hotspot is near Ambrose Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambrose Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Bury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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