Total Crime Rate
85.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brancaster Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 111th 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 Brancaster Place (IG10 1QN) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brancaster Place (IG10 1QN), the main crime hotspot is near Church Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Loughton Forest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carroll Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Uplands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waller'S Hoppet | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waller'S Hoppet | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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