Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitehills Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehills Road (IG10 1TU) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehills Road (IG10 1TU), 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 Whitehills Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Campus Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbess Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Abbess Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leaden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lawton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durnell Way 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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