Total Crime Rate

250.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 250.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bansons Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ongar , and the 15th highest crime rate of 374 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 Bansons Lane (CM5 9AR) in the last 12 months was 250.8 per 1,000 residents and was 338.4% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 133.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bansons Lane (CM5 9AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carters Yard, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Banson'S Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bansons Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Love Lane —
Apr 2026Public order A128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carters Yard —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lavender Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ongar Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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