Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Avondale Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avondale Drive (IG10 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Drive (IG10 3DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malvern Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley Hill (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avondale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malvern Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broomfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sutton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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