Total Crime Rate

184.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.6 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 184.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Burglary 33.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Broadway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the 27th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Broadway (IG10 3SS) in the last 12 months was 184.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% higher than the Loughton Fairmead average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (IG10 3SS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rookwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torrington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eversley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eversley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vere Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rochford Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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