Postcode · Buckhurst Hill
Crime in IG9 5LL
How much crime is recorded in IG9 5LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckhurst Hill
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,982 (2024)
IG9 5LLBuckhurst Hill
How safe is IG9 5LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG9 5LL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
IG9 5LLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary8.39.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.72.4
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.