Postcode · Epping
Crime in CM16 4BL
How much crime is recorded in CM16 4BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Epping North
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
CM16 4BLEpping
How safe is CM16 4BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM16 4BL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 4BLNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Shoplifting24.48.4
Public order8.44.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft5.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Robbery2.81.4
Drugs1.72.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.