Total Crime Rate

55.8 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 55.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Loughton Forest , and the 188th highest 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 The Square (IG10 3FE) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (IG10 3FE), 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 The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Campus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaden Close Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Abbess Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leaden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colson Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lawton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehills Road 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 2025Other theft A1168 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newpiece Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Maybury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1168 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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