Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 75th 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 6PH) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (IG7 6PH), the main crime hotspot is near High Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B170 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dickens Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dickens Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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