Crime Rates at High Street, Waltham Cross, EN8 7JU

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (EN8 7JU) in the last 12 months was 865.6 per 1,000 residents and was 652.6% higher than the Waltham Cross average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 229.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN8 7JU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.