Total Crime Rate

284.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 284.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 109.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Childers area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 12th highest crime rate of 374 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 284.7 per 1,000 residents and was 253.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% 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 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 The Childers area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Childers Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morgan Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Childers Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smeaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chapelmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Childers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Burglary Morgan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moreton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moreton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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