Total Crime Rate
102.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lawton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the 77th 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 Lawton Road (IG10 2AE) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Loughton Fairmead average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawton Road (IG10 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mornington Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swanshope (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Loughton Fairmead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lawton Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ibbetson Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ibbetson Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochford Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mornington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mornington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mornington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mornington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mornington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leaden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1168 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A1168 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Appleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newpiece | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prescott Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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