Total Crime Rate

184.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.9 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 184.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Swans Hope area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the 28th 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 Swans Hope (IG10 2NB) in the last 12 months was 184.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swans Hope (IG10 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Droveway. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Swans Hope area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Droveway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colebrook Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Droveway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Droveway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Droveway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conyers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pyrles Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour England'S Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harvey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coteford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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