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Crime in IG7 5

How much crime is recorded in IG7 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Population
16,972 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG7 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG7 5, broadly in line with 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
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).

IG7 5National
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Burglary13.79.1
Shoplifting10.68.4
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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