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Chigwell: Man charged with series of sexual assaults
13:32 07/06/2026We have secured sexual assault charges against a 49-year-old Chigwell man.
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Loughton: Woman given life sentence for murder of son
17:40 28/05/2026Emma Barnett, of Chester Road, Debden, jailed for life for murdering Oakley.
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Holidaymaker delighted to hear his stolen van was recovered by rural officers
12:40 04/06/2026A St Osyth holidaymaker was contacted by our rural engagement officers to say they’d recovered his stolen van and tools
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Loughton: “Oakley filled every room with light, laughter and love.”
10:00 04/06/2026Family pay tribute to 14-month-old Oakley Barnett who died in November 2024. His mother was convicted of his murder at Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday 28 May following a complex and sensitive investigation led by detectives from Essex Police.
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Celebrating our volunteers
12:00 03/06/2026A massive thank you to everyone who gives their time to make our county a safer place to be. Could you?
Crimes
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This map uses data from local forces. The hotspots give only a loose idea of where crimes happened. Actual locations and details of crimes are kept anonymous.
Please note that not all crimes that occurred can be shown on the map.
187 incidents of Crime occurred in Essex Police could not be mapped to a location and therefore are not on this map. Learn more about how data is managed on police.uk.
Location anonymisation is accurate to 2022 population and housing developments.
Known issues with forces' data are set out in the changelog on data.police.uk.