Postcode sector · Epping

Crime in CM16 7

How much crime is recorded in CM16 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Epping Forest
Region: East of England
Population: 13,846 (2024)

CM16 7Postcode sector · Epping

Crime

How safe is CM16 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM16 7, below 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

25.8

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

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 7National

Violence and sexual offences16.423.6

Burglary12.39.1

Vehicle crime5.33.5

Anti-social behaviour5.110.7

Criminal damage and arson4.44.7

Public order3.74.6

Shoplifting3.58.4

Other theft3.04.5

Drugs2.72.4

Other crime1.31.5

Theft from the person0.72.1

Robbery0.61.4

Possession of weapons0.50.9

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

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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