Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Meadow Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 108th 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 Meadow Road (CM16 5BW) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (CM16 5BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coronation Hill, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coronation Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coronation Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingels Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Margaret Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severns Field Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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