Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Temple Mead area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Epping West & Rural , and the 116th highest crime rate of 374 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 Temple Mead (CM19 5ED) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Epping West & Rural average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Mead (CM19 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Temple Mead. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Temple Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ducketts Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roydon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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