Chigwell
Middle areaSouth west Epping Forest. 7,081 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Chigwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chigwell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chigwell at a rate of 73.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.7 per 1,000 people across Epping Forest.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 177 |
| Other crime | 90 |
| Vehicle crime | 88 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Drug offences | 37 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chigwell compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Chigwell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chigwell at a rate of 73.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.7 per 1,000 people across Epping Forest.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chigwell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (177), other crime (90) and vehicle crime (88).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Epping Forest
These figures are published for the whole of Epping Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Epping Forest and not Chigwell alone. See Epping Forest
Chigwell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chigwell was £693,750 in 2025.
Chigwell had 6,999 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Chigwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chigwell, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.