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Crime in EN9 1

How much crime is recorded in EN9 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Population
19,611 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EN9 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in EN9 1, 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
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).

EN9 1National
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary9.79.1
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs4.22.4
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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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