Total Crime Rate

390.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 390.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.0 10/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lower Park Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 8th highest crime rate of 374 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 Lower Park Road (IG10 4NA) in the last 12 months was 390.7 per 1,000 residents and was 723.1% higher than the Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge average (47.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 182.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Park Road (IG10 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lower Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algers Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Salcombe Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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