Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (IG10 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (IG10 4QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent View, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Hill (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algers Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Salcombe Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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