Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brunel Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 166th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brunel Road (IG8 8BE) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunel Road (IG8 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Childers, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smeaton Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brunel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Childers Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Childers Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chapelmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smeaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Childers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turpin'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kelvedon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kelvedon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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