Postcode · Chigwell
Crime in IG7 6AA
How much crime is recorded in IG7 6AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chigwell
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,463 (2024)
IG7 6AAChigwell
How safe is IG7 6AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG7 6AA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
IG7 6AANational
Burglary14.99.1
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.64.6
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.04.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.11.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.