Total Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dukes Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 44th 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 Dukes Avenue (CM16 7HE) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dukes Avenue (CM16 7HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buxton Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theydon Bois (Lu Station) (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dukes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harewood Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dukes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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