Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coteford 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Droveway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coteford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Droveway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Droveway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Droveway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pyrles Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | England'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hillcroft Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hillyfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hillyfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hillyfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillyfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcroft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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