Total Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Greenacres area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 376 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 Greenacres (CM16 6RS) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenacres (CM16 6RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheelers, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingels Mead (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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