Total Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Homecroft Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Homecroft Gardens (IG10 3RB) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 210.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homecroft Gardens (IG10 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryony Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Homecroft Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newmans Lane Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colson Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newmans Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crossfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homecroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bryony Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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