Total Crime Rate
152.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 41st highest crime rate of 287 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 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the Waltham Cross average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -39.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (EN8 7HP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Waltham Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monarch'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Swanfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A121 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trust Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waltham Cross Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waltham Cross Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waltham Cross Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waltham Cross Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copper Beech Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1010 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A1010 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joseph'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stanhope Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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