Crime Rates at High Street, Ongar, CM5 9EA

High Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ongar , and the 137th 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 High Street (CM5 9EA) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM5 9EA), 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.