Postcode · Epping
Crime in CM16 6EA
How much crime is recorded in CM16 6EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Weald, Matching & Sheering
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
CM16 6EAEpping
How safe is CM16 6EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM16 6EA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 6EANational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.31.5
Public order0.84.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.