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Crime Rates in Epping Forest, local authority district

Crime Rate

76

76

Low 3/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 05.02.2026

Annual total crime rate in Epping Forest, (local authority district) is 76 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 3 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Epping Forest (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 27.5 3/10
Vehicle crime 8.78 8/10
Anti-social behaviour 6.28 1/10
Criminal damage and arson 6.2 4/10
Shoplifting 5.86 3/10
Public order 5.41 4/10
Other theft 4.84 3/10
Burglary 3.93 5/10
Drugs 3.5 5/10
Other crime 1.5 3/10
Robbery 0.785 3/10
Theft from the person 0.585 2/10
Possession of weapons 0.57 3/10
Bicycle theft 0.207 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Epping Forest (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Epping Forest (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Epping Forest (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Epping Forest (local authority district) and East of England (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population
  • Epping Forest
    LAD
  • East of England
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Epping Forest (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Epping Forest (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Buckhurst Hill West52.4 low
2. Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge52.5 low
3. Ongar53.2 low
4. Roydon & Lower Nazeing53.4 low
5. Grange Hill53.8 low
6. Loughton St John's54.9 low
7. Rural East55.8 low
8. Theydon Bois with Passingford56.5 low
9. North Weald Bassett60 low
10. Chigwell with Lambourne63.8 low
11. Loughton Fairmead69.2 low
12. Waltham Abbey North71.3 low
13. Epping West & Rural73.2 low
14. Waltham Abbey South & Rural84.8 low
15. Epping East88.4 low
16. Loughton Forest97.7 low
17. Loughton Roding98.1 low
18. Waltham Abbey West119 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

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