Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Turners Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ongar , and the 140th 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 Turners Close (CM5 9HH) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turners Close (CM5 9HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turners Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Borough (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Turners Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Woodland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kilnfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Turners Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lavender Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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