Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Crescent area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (IG10 4PY) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (IG10 4PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Algers Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Park Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Park Road 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 Lower Park Road Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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