Total Crime Rate

89.8 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 376 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 6LY) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -94.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (CM16 6LY), the main crime hotspot is near High Road. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 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 (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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