Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bower Vale area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bower Vale (CM16 7AS) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Vale (CM16 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Epping. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bower Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Epping Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Epping Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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