Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodland Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 89th 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 Woodland Way (CM16 7DZ) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Chigwell with Lambourne average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 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 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Way (CM16 7DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harewood Hill, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B172 (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harewood Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Piercing Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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