Total Crime Rate

270.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 270.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 94.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Childers area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 14th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Childers (IG8 8EN) in the last 12 months was 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 254.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Childers (IG8 8EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Childers, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smeaton Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Childers area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grovewood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Childers Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Smeaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Childers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grovewood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nyssa Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sands Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morgan Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Purleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Childers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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