Crime Rates at Valley Hill, Loughton, IG10 3AY

Valley Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 115th 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 Valley Hill (IG10 3AY) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Hill (IG10 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradwell Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Danbury Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.