Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 60th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (CM16 5HW) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% higher than the Waltham Abbey North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% 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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