Total Crime Rate

270.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 270.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 94.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cedar Park area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 14th highest crime rate of 376 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 Cedar Park (IG7 5AL) in the last 12 months was 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 254.1% higher than the Chigwell with Lambourne average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Park (IG7 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Luxborough Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cedar Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luxborough Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luxborough Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Marys Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Emmaus Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turpin'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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