Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Willow Tree Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 104th 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 Willow Tree Close (RM4 1BL) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 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 Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Tree Close (RM4 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A113, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Chestnuts (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Tree Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turners Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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