Total Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 139th 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 6SA) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Epping East average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode CM16 6SA, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winch View, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beulah Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Severns Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Meads | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winch View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winch View | Under investigation |
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