Total Crime Rate
116.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woolhampton Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 58th highest crime rate of 374 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 Woolhampton Way (IG7 4QE) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% higher than the Chigwell with Lambourne average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolhampton Way (IG7 4QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenwood Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Livings Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Retreat Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baywood Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Livings Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Livings Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Latchford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambourne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambourne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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