Crime Rates at Murtwell Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5ED

Murtwell Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Grange Hill , and the 181st highest crime rate of 374 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 Murtwell Drive (IG7 5ED) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% higher than the Grange Hill average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murtwell Drive (IG7 5ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limes Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.