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Crime in CM16 4EF

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

Neighbourhood
Theydon Bois & Abridge
Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,542 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM16 4EF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM16 4EF area, broadly in line with 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
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 4EFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary14.39.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Public order5.04.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 5% 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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