Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stondon Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ongar , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 376 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 Stondon Road (CM5 9BU) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Ongar average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stondon Road (CM5 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stondon Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunters Chase (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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