Total Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Plumtree Mead area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 174th 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 Plumtree Mead (IG10 1TT) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumtree Mead (IG10 1TT), the main crime hotspot is near College Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plumtree Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barfields Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leaden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Campus Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbess Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbess Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durnell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colson Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lawton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borders Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borders Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newpiece Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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