Postcode district · Loughton
Crime in IG10
How much crime is recorded in IG10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 38,792 (2024)
IG10Postcode district · Loughton
How safe is IG10
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG10, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).
IG10National
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Shoplifting12.58.4
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.