Total Crime Rate

89.2 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 104th 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 Church Lane (IG10 1PF) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (IG10 1PF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carroll Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Uplands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millsmead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millsmead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millsmead Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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