Total Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 194.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Drugs 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 24th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (IG7 6BF) in the last 12 months was 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.1% higher than the Chigwell with Lambourne average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (IG7 6BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Farm Lane, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chigwell Grange (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chigwell Grange Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Grange Under investigation
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Data Sources

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