Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moreton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ongar , and the 121st 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 Moreton Road (CM5 0AP) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% higher than the Ongar average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moreton Road (CM5 0AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Gables, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clare Mews (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moreton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moreton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Gables Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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