Total Crime Rate

327.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 327.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruthven Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 13th 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 Ruthven Avenue (EN8 8AY) in the last 12 months was 327.6 per 1,000 residents and was 184.9% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruthven Avenue (EN8 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruthven Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Curtis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B176 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturlas Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneleigh Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneleigh Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoneleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ruthven Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturlas Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sturlas Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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