Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chigwell Park Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 105th 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 Chigwell Park Drive (IG7 5BD) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chigwell Park Drive (IG7 5BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chigwell Park, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyndhurst Rise (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chigwell with Lambourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chigwell Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chigwell Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Great Owl Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chigwell Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chigwell Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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