Crime Rates at Ruthven Avenue, Waltham Cross, EN8 8AY

Ruthven Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 13th highest crime rate of 286 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 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.0% higher than the Waltham Cross average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruthven Avenue (EN8 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.