Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Debden Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 125th highest crime rate of 376 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 Debden Lane (IG10 2PD) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Loughton Forest average (113.8 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Debden Lane (IG10 2PD), 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.

Crime Over Time in Debden Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chester Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chester Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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