Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherston Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 374 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 Cherston Road (IG10 3PL) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherston Road (IG10 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colson Path, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colson Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cherston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colson Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alderton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poundfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poundfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Alderton Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homecroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alderton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alderton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehills Road —
Apr 2026Public order Thistle Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colson Path —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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