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

The Greens Close 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 The Greens Close (IG10 1QE) 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 The Greens Close (IG10 1QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Croft, where police recorded 21 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 The Greens Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millsmead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millsmead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millsmead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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