Total Crime Rate
118.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orchard Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 56th 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 Orchard Way (IG7 6EE) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Way (IG7 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Retreat Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maypole Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowmead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Retreat Way | Under investigation |
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