Postcode · Chigwell
Crime in IG7 6DN
How much crime is recorded in IG7 6DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chigwell
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,816 (2024)
How safe is IG7 6DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG7 6DN area, broadly in line with 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
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 6DNNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Burglary18.09.1
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Drugs6.82.4
Other theft5.54.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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.