Postcode sector · Ongar

Crime in CM5 9

How much crime is recorded in CM5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Epping Forest
Region: East of England
Population: 15,972 (2024)

CM5 9Postcode sector · Ongar

Crime

How safe is CM5 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM5 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band

5/ 10

Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm

23.6

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).

CM5 9National

Violence and sexual offences17.223.6

Burglary7.59.1

Anti-social behaviour5.210.7

Criminal damage and arson4.04.7

Vehicle crime3.83.5

Other theft3.24.5

Public order2.74.6

Shoplifting1.78.4

Drugs1.52.4

Other crime1.21.5

Possession of weapons0.60.9

Bicycle theft0.51.0

Robbery0.31.4

Theft from the person0.22.1

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% 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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