Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Epping West & Rural , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (CM16 6PR) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the Epping West & Rural average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CM16 6PR, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Walk, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in CM16 6PR area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Magpies Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Walk

Data Sources

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