Total Crime Rate

1116.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1116.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 517.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.5 10/10
  • Public order 85.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 62.4 10/10
  • Other theft 41.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Burglary 35.3 10/10
  • Drugs 35.3 10/10
  • Robbery 14.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
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

Langston Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Loughton Fairmead , and the highest crime rate of 376 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 Langston Road (IG10 3UE) in the last 12 months was 1116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 826.6% higher than the Loughton Fairmead average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 249 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 278.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langston Road (IG10 3UE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chigwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Debden Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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