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Crime Rates in Epping Forest, local authority district

Crime Rate

79.3

Low 3/10

Last updated: 04.12.2024

Annual total crime rate in Epping Forest, (local authority district) is 79.3 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 25.9 3/10

Vehicle crime 11.4 9/10

Anti-social behaviour 7.32 2/10

Other theft 6.48 4/10

Shoplifting 5.67 4/10

Criminal damage and arson 5.61 3/10

Public order 5.4 4/10

Burglary 4.33 6/10

Drugs 2.97 5/10

Other crime 1.5 3/10

Robbery 0.956 4/10

Theft from the person 0.822 3/10

Possession of weapons 0.704 4/10

Bicycle theft 0.237 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

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 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 in local authority districts of Epping Forest (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Rural East	56.6 low
2. Loughton St John's	60.3 low
3. Grange Hill	60.4 low
4. Theydon Bois with Passingford	61.1 low
5. Buckhurst Hill West	62.4 low
6. Buckhurst Hill East & Whitebridge	62.7 low
7. Ongar	64.5 low
8. Chigwell with Lambourne	65.5 low
9. Roydon & Lower Nazeing	70.4 low
10. Waltham Abbey North	72.2 low
11. North Weald Bassett	73.8 low
12. Epping West & Rural	74.6 low
13. Epping East	84.3 low
14. Loughton Fairmead	86.7 low
15. Waltham Abbey South & Rural	96 low
16. Loughton Forest	105 low
17. Loughton Roding	120 medium
18. Waltham Abbey West	158 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

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