Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Swaines area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Swaines (CM16 5ES) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Epping East average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Swaines (CM16 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambrose Crescent, where police recorded 29 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 Lower Swaines area

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

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