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Crime in CM16 4

How much crime is recorded in CM16 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Population
17,774 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM16 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM16 4, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CM16 4National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Shoplifting8.78.4
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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