Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chequers Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 48th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chequers Road (IG10 3QF) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 133.3% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chequers Road (IG10 3QF), the main crime hotspot is near Highwood Lane. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chequers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longcroft Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monksgrove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Monksgrove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Monksgrove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highwood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highwood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Highwood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lower Alderton Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highwood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leycroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longcroft Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chequers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monksgrove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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