Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.9 3/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Roundmead Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 376 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 Roundmead Avenue (IG10 1QA) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower than the Loughton Forest average (113.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roundmead Avenue (IG10 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Hillyfields. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roundmead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durnell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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