Total Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 160th 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 Church Lane (IG10 1NU) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Loughton Forest average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (IG10 1NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durnell Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Nicholas Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durnell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carroll Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barfields Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowans Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmores Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehills Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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