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Crime in IG9 6

How much crime is recorded in IG9 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Population
6,476 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG9 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in IG9 6, 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

IG9 6National
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.42.4
Public order2.04.6
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% 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.

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