Postcode · Epping
Crime in CM16 6FP
How much crime is recorded in CM16 6FP, 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
- 1,824 (2024)
How safe is CM16 6FP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM16 6FP area, 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 6FPNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order4.44.6
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.