Total Crime Rate

370.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 370.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

High Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 7th 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 High Road (IG10 4LT) in the last 12 months was 370.9 per 1,000 residents and was 603.9% higher than the Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (IG10 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algers Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Salcombe Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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