Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 186th lowest 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 Chester Road (IG7 6AN) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (IG7 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chigwell Rise, where police recorded 13 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chigwell Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chigwell Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Owl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chigwell Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chigwell Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Way —
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Data Sources

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