Total Crime Rate

169.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 169.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Epping West & Rural , and the 34th highest crime rate of 374 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 High Street (CM19 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 169.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% higher than the Epping West & Rural average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM19 5EQ), 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 High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ducketts Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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