Total Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 20.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Park Road (IG10 4NB) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Park Road (IG10 4NB), 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 (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salcombe Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algers Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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