Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Austen Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the 45th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Austen Close (IG10 3TX) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austen Close (IG10 3TX), 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 Austen Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rookwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lytton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Austen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rockwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rockwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
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Data Sources

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