Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.9 8/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Houblons Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Epping East , and the 57th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houblons Hill (CM16 7QL) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% higher than the Epping East average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houblons Hill (CM16 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houblons Hill (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Houblons Hill area

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Data Sources

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