Total Crime Rate
58.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Cheshunt South and Theobalds , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .
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 High Street (EN8 7BG) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Cheshunt South and Theobalds average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (EN8 7BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruthven Avenue, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B176 (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Waltham Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenville Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenville Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturlas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B176 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Grenville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruthven Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leven Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grenville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sturlas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raydon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theobald'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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