Total Crime Rate

553.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 553.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 305.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Public order 43.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Robbery 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 4th highest crime rate of 374 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 1DN) in the last 12 months was 553.7 per 1,000 residents and was 480.2% higher than the Loughton Forest average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 133.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (IG10 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 48 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 (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A121 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Habgood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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