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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 4th highest crime rate of 287 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 0BX) in the last 12 months was 594.9 per 1,000 residents and was 387.0% higher than the Cheshunt North average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN8 0BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 239 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.