Total Crime Rate

290.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 290.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 15th highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (EN8 7AN) in the last 12 months was 290.1 per 1,000 residents and was 144.2% higher than the Waltham Cross average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN8 7AN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruthven Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sturlas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leven Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swans Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waltham Cross Bus Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturlas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Waltham Cross Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waltham Cross Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltham Cross Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltham Cross Bus Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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