Total Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Robbery 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

Coolgardie Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coolgardie Avenue (IG7 5AU) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the Chigwell with Lambourne average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coolgardie Avenue (IG7 5AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Coolgardie Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dickens Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dickens Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road —
Apr 2026Public order B170 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chigwell Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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