Total Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sedley Rise area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 184th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sedley Rise (IG10 1LS) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sedley Rise (IG10 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millsmead Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Loughton Forest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millsmead Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millsmead Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Millsmead Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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