Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Croft area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the 69th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Croft (IG10 2PP) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Loughton Fairmead average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Croft (IG10 2PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillyfields, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Croft (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millsmead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millsmead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millsmead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coles Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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