Total Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 14.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Hill Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 26th 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 Hill Road (CM16 7LX) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Hill Road (CM16 7LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woburn Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Green (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Pakes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pakes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theydon Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theydon Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theydon Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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