Crime Rates at High Street, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0BP

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (EN8 0BP) in the last 12 months was 794.9 per 1,000 residents and was 477.9% higher than the Cheshunt North average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 196 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 164.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN8 0BP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 230 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.