Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 40th 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 High Road (IG7 6PJ) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (IG7 6PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King'S Mews (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order King'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dickens Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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