Total Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Uplands area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 111th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Uplands (IG10 1DS) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Loughton Forest average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Uplands (IG10 1DS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Uplands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Uplands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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