Total Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Forest Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Grange Hill , and the 153rd 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 New Forest Lane (IG7 5QN) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower than the Grange Hill average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Forest Lane (IG7 5QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebury Square, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Boulevard (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grange Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Emmaus Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebury Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Under investigation |
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