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Crime in CM16 9

How much crime is recorded in CM16 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Population
3,321 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM16 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM16 9, above 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
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences29.923.6
Shoplifting17.08.4
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Public order8.14.6
Burglary7.49.1
Other theft6.84.5
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Drugs5.02.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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