Total Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Barfields Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 50th 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 Barfields Gardens (IG10 3JG) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barfields Gardens (IG10 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Colson Gardens. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barfields Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barfields Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmores Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbess Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durnell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colson Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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