Total Crime Rate

952.8 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 952.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 280.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.8 10/10
  • Public order 111.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.6 10/10
  • Drugs 50.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.9 10/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Robbery 27.8 10/10
  • Other crime 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Beech Place area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 2nd 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 Beech Place (CM16 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 952.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1248.2% 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 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 422.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Place (CM16 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crows Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Bury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Madells Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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