Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Willow Tree Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 58th 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 Willow Tree Drive (EN8 7FL) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher than the Waltham Cross average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Tree Drive (EN8 7FL), the main crime hotspot is near Eleanor Way. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Tree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trust Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trust Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Beatty Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queens Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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