Crime Rates at The Hawthorns, Loughton, IG10 3QT

The Hawthorns 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 The Hawthorns (IG10 3QT) 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 The Hawthorns (IG10 3QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durnell Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alderton Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.