Total Crime Rate

178.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lytton Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the 28th highest crime rate of 376 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 Lytton Close (IG10 3TT) in the last 12 months was 178.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Loughton Fairmead average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytton Close (IG10 3TT), the main crime hotspot is near Austen Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lytton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lytton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Austen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torrington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lenthall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rookwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Broadway
Sep 2025Other theft Rockwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rockwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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