Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwall Place area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 116th highest crime rate of 376 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 Cornwall Place (E4 7FH) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Place (E4 7FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deerleap Grove, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boardman Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwall Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Antlers Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gilwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerleap Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deerleap Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deerleap Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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