Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 36.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Epping Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ongar , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Epping Road (CM5 0DD) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Epping Road (CM5 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near Shortlands Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Epping Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barker Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aukingford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barker Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimpton'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Crescent —
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Data Sources

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