Total Crime Rate
117.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 71st highest 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 7DP) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Waltham Cross average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (EN8 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Waltham Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waltham Cross Bus Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruthven Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Joseph'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waltham Cross Bus Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leven Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swans Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sturlas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturlas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ruthven Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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