What is the crime rate in CM5?

As of March 2026, CM5 has an annual crime rate of 72.15 per 1,000 residents, based on 72 recorded offences in the latest month.

What is the most common crime in CM5?

The most common crime type in CM5 is Violence and sexual offences with 35 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 48.6% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Police.uk

CM5 Crime Intelligence Report

CM5 recorded 72 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.0 per 1,000 residents. Crime has increased by 4.3% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 19.1% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

trending_up +4.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

72.15per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

601

Within CM5 district

Epping Forest

12,003

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
London Road Map	total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 1	8
Abbotts Way Map	total: 2 Burglary: 1 Vehicle crime: 1	2
Watery Lane Map	total: 2 Vehicle crime: 2	2
Acres Avenue Map	total: 2 Burglary: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1	2
Petrol Station Map	total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2	2
Walter Mead Close Map	total: 2 Other crime: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1	2
Onslow Gardens Map	total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2	2
Park/Open Space Map	total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Public order: 1	2
Battle Court Map	total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2	2
Millfield Map	total: 2 Public order: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1	2

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

72 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

48.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

12.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

9.7%

Vehicle Crime

6.9%

Burglary

5.6%

Drug Offences

5.6%

Other Theft

4.2%

Other Crime

2.8%

Public Order

2.8%

Theft from Person

1.4%

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +4.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -19.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.9%

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