Crime Rates at Elm Drive, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0RD

Elm Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 138th highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Drive (EN8 0RD) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Cheshunt North average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Drive (EN8 0RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennedy Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawrance Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.