Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Station Approach area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 144th highest 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 Station Approach (CM16 7HR) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Approach (CM16 7HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnmead, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abridge Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Pakes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Thrifts Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnmead Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pakes Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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