Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Smiths Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 100th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smiths Court (CM16 6BD) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smiths Court (CM16 6BD), the main crime hotspot is near High Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In North Weald Bassett

Crime Over Time in Smiths Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carpenters Arms Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Grove Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑