Total Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.1 4/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chigwell Rise area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chigwell Rise (IG7 6AQ) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chigwell Rise (IG7 6AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chigwell Rise, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chigwell Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Owl Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Dickens Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chigwell Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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