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Crime Rates in Epping Forest, local authority district

Crime Rate

75.7

75.7

Low 3/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 07.01.2026

Annual total crime rate in Epping Forest, (local authority district) is 75.7 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 27.2 3/10
Vehicle crime 8.79 8/10
Anti-social behaviour 6.2 1/10
Shoplifting 6.19 3/10
Criminal damage and arson 6.13 4/10
Public order 5.27 4/10
Other theft 4.76 3/10
Burglary 3.84 5/10
Drugs 3.67 5/10
Other crime 1.56 3/10
Robbery 0.822 4/10
Theft from the person 0.57 3/10
Possession of weapons 0.519 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.2 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 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 East & Whitebridge56.8 low
2. Buckhurst Hill West57.4 low
3. Roydon & Lower Nazeing57.9 low
4. Grange Hill58 low
5. Ongar58.6 low
6. Theydon Bois with Passingford60.6 low
7. Loughton St John's60.8 low
8. Rural East61.7 low
9. North Weald Bassett64.8 low
10. Chigwell with Lambourne70 low
11. Loughton Fairmead75 low
12. Waltham Abbey North77 low
13. Epping West & Rural79.5 low
14. Waltham Abbey South & Rural90 low
15. Epping East95.4 low
16. Loughton Roding107 low
17. Loughton Forest108 low
18. Waltham Abbey West127 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

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