Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

York Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in North Weald Bassett , and the 131st highest 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 York Road (CM16 6HU) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the North Weald Bassett average (80.8 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (CM16 6HU), the main crime hotspot is near Blenheim Square. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hawks Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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