Total Crime Rate

942.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 942.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 699.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Public order 47.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 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 Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (IG10 1AH) in the last 12 months was 942.7 per 1,000 residents and was 728.1% higher than the Loughton Forest average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 293 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 133.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (IG10 1AH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 304 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Brooklyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A121 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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