Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New Farm Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 108th highest crime rate of 376 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 New Farm Drive (RM4 1BT) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Farm Drive (RM4 1BT), the main crime hotspot is near Fir Trees. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in New Farm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turners Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sawyer'S Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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