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Crime in CM5 0FF

How much crime is recorded in CM5 0FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chipping Ongar
Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,826 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM5 0FF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM5 0FF 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
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).

CM5 0FFNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Burglary7.69.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.64.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 38% 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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