Crime Rate in Waltham Abbey South & Rural, ward

Waltham Abbey South & Rural has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Epping Forest district and the 2807th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 263rd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Waltham Abbey South & Rural in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Epping Forest district average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Waltham Abbey South & Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 295 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Waltham Abbey South & Rural ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Old Shire Lane, with 45 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Honeypot Lane (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.