Total Crime Rate

543.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 543.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 242.7 10/10
  • Other theft 58.3 10/10
  • Public order 48.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.8 10/10
  • Drugs 29.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 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

College Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 4th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Close (IG10 3FD) in the last 12 months was 543.7 per 1,000 residents and was 377.6% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 320.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Close (IG10 3FD), the main crime hotspot is near College Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colson Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Abbess Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durnell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Colson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Abbess Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leaden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maybury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borders Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borders Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newpiece Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Campus Under investigation
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Data Sources

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