Total Crime Rate

120.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hereward Green area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the 51st 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 Hereward Green (IG10 2HE) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereward Green (IG10 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hereward Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collard Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chester Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chester Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chester Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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