Total Crime Rate

170.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.5 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 170.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Queens Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 37th 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 Queens Road (EN8 7HP) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (EN8 7HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltham Cross Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Waltham Cross Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waltham Cross Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1010 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltham Cross Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waltham Cross Bus Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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