Total Crime Rate
82.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 111th highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Road (EN8 8AG) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (EN8 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Kenworth Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadlands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sterling Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Creasy Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leven Drive | — |
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