Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandford Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the 77th highest crime rate of 374 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 Sandford Avenue (IG10 2AP) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the Loughton Fairmead average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Avenue (IG10 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barrington Green (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sandford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vere Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harvey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rochford Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etheridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conyers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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