Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in North Weald Bassett , and the 68th 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 High Road (CM16 6EE) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the North Weald Bassett average (84.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (CM16 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Weald Bridge Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hows Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hows Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weald Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hows Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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