Total Crime Rate

1037.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

268.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1037.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 451.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 268.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.6 10/10
  • Public order 76.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.5 10/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.0 10/10
  • Drugs 25.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Broadway area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Broadway (IG10 2FA) in the last 12 months was 1037.4 per 1,000 residents and was 788.2% higher than the Loughton Fairmead average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 217 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 268.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (IG10 2FA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chigwell Lane 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chigwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vere Road —
Apr 2026Public order Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lushes Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lushes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lushes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ladyfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladyfields Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladyfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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