Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Leonards Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Epping West & Rural , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Leonards Road (EN9 2HN) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Epping West & Rural average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Road (EN9 2HN), the main crime hotspot is near Pound Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Leonards Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pound Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hyde Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pound Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Nazeingbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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