Total Crime Rate

440.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 440.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 198.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Other theft 61.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Canes Lane area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in North Weald Bassett , and the 5th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canes Lane (CM17 9LD) in the last 12 months was 440.2 per 1,000 residents and was 445.2% higher than the North Weald Bassett average (80.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Canes Lane area

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Data Sources

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