Epping Forest

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Epping Forest.

Population
132,175
People in Employment
62,085 (74.2%)
People Inactive
18,235 (21.8%)
People Unemployed
3,350 (4.0%)
Number Of Jobs
37k
Median Salary
£31,370
Mean Salary
£40,872

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Epping Forest. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Epping Forest for 2024

Epping Forests most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 4,495 crimes and in 2022 there were 4,842 crimes. Which is an decrease of 347 crimes.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences 4,491 698
Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour 1,389 236
Getting Better
Vehicle crime 1,658 228
Getting Better
Other theft 1,153 167
Getting Better
Public order 1,132 164
Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson 1,002 149
Getting Better
Shoplifting 571 118
Getting Better
Burglary 595 79
Getting Better
Drugs 378 61
Getting Better
Other crime 246 31
Getting Better
Robbery 125 16
Getting Better
Possession of weapons 91 11
Getting Better
Theft from the person 88 9
Getting Better
Bicycle theft 31 8
Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Epping Forest

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Loughton Broadway has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Epping Forest, with 1097 crimes and 230 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Lower Sheering has 90 crimes and 42 crimes per 1000 people.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
Loughton Broadway 184 39
Waltham Abbey South West 141 31
Lower Nazeing 119 30
Grange Hill 90 12
Epping Lindsey and Thornwood Common 89 13
Epping Hemnall 81 13
Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash 76 18
Waltham Abbey High Beach 75 27
Waltham Abbey Honey Lane 73 11
Waltham Abbey Paternoster 72 15
Loughton St Mary's 69 13
North Weald Bassett 65 14
Loughton Alderton 61 13
Loughton St John's 61 13
Loughton Forest 59 14
Loughton Roding 58 12
Buckhurst Hill East 57 12
Chigwell Village 56 12
Loughton Fairmead 56 12
Shelley 55 22
Passingford 53 22
Buckhurst Hill West 50 7
Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village 48 20
Theydon Bois 34 8
Roydon 33 14
Waltham Abbey North East 33 8
Chigwell Row 28 12
Broadley Common, Epping Upland and Nazeing 27 13
Lambourne 25 12
High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings 21 9
Moreton and Fyfield 15 8
Lower Sheering 11 5

Crime map for Epping Forest

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Epping Forest

The average property price in Epping Forest is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Epping Forest is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Epping Forest could be more profitable.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £1,053,501.49 £612,767.81 £457,939.97 £307,405.42
2022 £1,038,962.60 £604,939.36 £453,395.53 £306,439.32
2021 £949,578.97 £555,188.80 £418,287.42 £293,000.58
2020 £879,736.33 £521,412.63 £392,800.02 £283,981.52
2019 £864,128.84 £511,351.29 £385,872.38 £286,591.15
2018 £869,693.38 £513,901.24 £388,478.32 £293,366.75
2017 £856,996.11 £504,672.83 £383,142.15 £295,859.73
2016 £815,545.10 £481,891.45 £366,501.30 £278,372.08
2015 £723,364.15 £425,990.72 £324,562.70 £246,409.73
2014 £653,525.56 £384,216.82 £294,189.85 £224,009.20
2013 £592,932.69 £344,057.23 £263,262.73 £201,698.01
2012 £568,179.89 £330,154.77 £252,246.37 £195,631.41
2011 £558,483.41 £321,029.64 £244,281.76 £193,110.12
2010 £554,043.46 £321,413.95 £245,932.95 £195,770.40

Property prices over time for Epping Forest

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Epping Forest

The median salary in Epping Forest is £31,370 and the mean salary in Epping Forest is £40,872.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
37k
Median Salary
£31,370
Annual Percentage Change
9.3%
Mean Salary
£40,872

Salary comparison between Epping Forest and East

See how Epping Forest compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Epping Forest ranks 10 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
St Albans 52k £36,416 -1.9% £56,468 12.8%
South Cambridgeshire 71k £35,367 4.9% £40,105 -1.3%
North Hertfordshire 53k £35,179 19.5% £40,413 15.6%
East Hertfordshire 52k £34,659 13.8% £50,553 19.2%
Brentwood 25k £34,561 26.6% £56,097 0.0%
Cambridge 46k £34,165 9.7% £39,909 2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA 117k £33,686 11.4% £36,988 10.2%
Broxbourne 33k £32,996 21.3% £39,457 25.7%
Rochford 24k £32,685 2.8% £39,835 1.8%
Three Rivers 33k £32,665 11.6% £43,085 11.3%
Chelmsford 50k £30,977 5.1% £36,828 0.7%
Thurrock UA 54k £30,696 4.4% £34,156 2.4%
Watford 30k £29,915 3.7% £36,794 11.9%
Dacorum 52k £29,431 7.8% £34,983 5.9%
Braintree 53k £29,336 10.3% £34,411 11.5%
Bedford UA 74k £29,225 9.8% £33,852 7.5%
Huntingdonshire 74k £29,066 2.9% £32,399 4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA 49k £28,717 4.2% £35,412 4.6%
Stevenage 29k £28,393 20.1% £31,170 7.0%
Colchester 68k £28,121 15.7% £36,704 18.8%
Basildon 56k £27,926 3.4% £33,398 6.7%
Castle Point 26k £27,865 0.0% £35,537 10.0%
Hertsmere 33k £27,837 5.5% £32,125 1.1%
Broadland 41k £27,028 9.1% £31,596 16.8%
West Suffolk 57k £27,000 4.8% £32,964 1.7%
Babergh 33k £26,911 0.8% £33,212 -6.0%
Harlow 31k £26,893 8.2% £29,180 4.9%
South Norfolk 42k £26,654 0.3% £30,801 5.4%
Fenland 38k £26,537 12.9% £29,811 13.6%
Mid Suffolk 43k £26,183 2.4% £31,515 11.1%
Great Yarmouth 31k £26,164 17.4% £27,611 9.1%
Norwich 41k £25,802 2.5% £29,927 -4.5%
Luton UA 65k £25,402 4.2% £28,032 5.4%
East Suffolk 91k £24,886 6.5% £28,665 8.0%
Ipswich 58k £24,846 4.5% £28,637 8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 53k £24,778 9.5% £28,449 6.4%
Breckland 47k £24,659 2.1% £26,526 3.0%
Peterborough UA 75k £24,421 -0.6% £29,370 3.4%
North Norfolk 25k £23,864 4.8% £25,505 1.6%
Uttlesford 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
East Cambridgeshire 39k £0 0.0% £36,736 9.3%
Maldon 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield 34k £0 0.0% £33,782 4.9%
Tendring 41k £0 0.0% £31,871 11.6%

See how Epping Forest compares to other areas in East

Number of businesses by industry for Epping Forest

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Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
195 415 1,825 210 385 545 280 370 525 160 505 1,180 840 15 155 250 500