Total Crime Rate

209.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.4 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 209.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Etheridge Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the 19th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Etheridge Road (IG10 2HY) in the last 12 months was 209.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Etheridge Road (IG10 2HY), the main crime hotspot is near Rochford Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Etheridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Vere Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rochford Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eversley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rookwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eversley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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