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Postcode · Buckhurst Hill

Crime in IG9 6FF

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

Neighbourhood
Buckhurst Hill
Council
Epping Forest
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,762 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IG9 6FF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IG9 6FF 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 6FFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Burglary4.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs2.92.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Public order0.44.6
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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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