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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in EN8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

EN8 recorded 413 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.5 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 28.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 23.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring87.79 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment413 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 23.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

413
trending_down -8.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

87.79per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,480

Within EN8 district

Epping Forest

55,049

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Petrol Station Map
total: 31 Shoplifting: 21 Public order: 5
31
Supermarket Map
total: 29 Shoplifting: 21 Violence and sexual offences: 5
29
Shopping Area Map
total: 20 Shoplifting: 9 Public order: 6
20
Shopping Area Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3
15
Parking Area Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 4
10
Ruthven Avenue Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 1
10
Waltham Cross Bus Station Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9
Shalcross Drive Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Turner'S Hill Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Beecholm Mews Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
413 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
117
28.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
86
20.8%
Shoplifting
82
19.9%
Public Order
27
6.5%
Vehicle Crime
27
6.5%
Other Theft
22
5.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
19
4.6%
Drug Offences
11
2.7%
Burglary
10
2.4%
Other Crime
4
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.7%
Weapons Possession
2
0.5%
Theft from Person
2
0.5%
Robbery
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: EN8

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in EN8 at 28.3%. Anti-social Behaviour (20.8%) and Shoplifting (19.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in EN8 has risen sharply — by 23.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for EN8 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -8.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +23.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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