Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 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 25.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (IG10 1EF) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Loughton Forest average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (IG10 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Habgood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft High Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shaftesbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forest View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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