Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Coteford Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 78th lowest 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 Coteford Close (IG10 2NT) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Loughton Forest average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coteford Close (IG10 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Hillyfields. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Coteford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Droveway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coteford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Droveway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Droveway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Droveway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pyrles Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour England'S Lane
Apr 2026Drugs Hillcroft Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hillyfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hillyfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillyfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillyfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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