Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ingleby Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 64th highest crime rate of 376 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 Ingleby Gardens (IG7 6EH) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher than the Chigwell with Lambourne average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ingleby Gardens (IG7 6EH), the main crime hotspot is near Retreat Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ingleby Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Retreat Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambourne Close —
Sep 2025Public order Retreat Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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