Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victoria Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ongar , and the 48th 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 Victoria Road (CM5 9FG) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (CM5 9FG), the main crime hotspot is near Banson'S Lane. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ongar Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Great Lawn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Love Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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