Postcode · Ongar
Crime in CM5 0EE
How much crime is recorded in CM5 0EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford Abbotts
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,497 (2024)
CM5 0EEOngar
How safe is CM5 0EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM5 0EE 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
13.4
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).
CM5 0EENational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.