Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 33.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Middle Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Epping West & Rural , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 374 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 Middle Street (EN9 2LD) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Epping West & Rural average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Street (EN9 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Pound Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Middle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tovey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banes Down Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tovey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pound Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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