Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 95th highest crime rate of 376 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 High Road (IG7 5AS) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (IG7 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (5 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chigwell Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chigwell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary A113 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dickens Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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