Postcode sector · Epping
Crime in CM16 5
How much crime is recorded in CM16 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 10,498 (2024)
How safe is CM16 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM16 5, broadly in line with 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 5National
Shoplifting24.48.4
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Burglary10.19.1
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Public order5.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
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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