Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ongar , and the 172nd 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 High Street (CM5 9FB) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Ongar average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CM5 9FB), the main crime hotspot is near Clare Mews. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Gables —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Love Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Gables —
Sep 2025Public order St Peter'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Peter'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clare Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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