Total Crime Rate

116.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lambourne Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 58th 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 Lambourne Close (IG7 6EB) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambourne Close (IG7 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Retreat Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunnymede (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lambourne Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Retreat Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faversham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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