Crime Rates at Bracken Drive, Chigwell, IG7 5RF

Bracken Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Grange Hill , and the 187th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bracken Drive (IG7 5RF) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Grange Hill average (50.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Drive (IG7 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Square, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.