Total Crime Rate

194.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.2 9/10
  • Public order 57.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 24th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (CM16 5HW) in the last 12 months was 194.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.2% higher than the Waltham Abbey North average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

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Data Sources

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