Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 54.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Burglary 7.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Chigwell Rise area has the 18th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 374 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 Chigwell Rise (IG7 6AB) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chigwell Rise (IG7 6AB), the main crime hotspot is near High Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chigwell Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order B170 Under investigation
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 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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