Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Teresa Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Teresa Gardens (EN8 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower than the Waltham Cross average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Teresa Gardens (EN8 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windward Close, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Great Eastern Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Teresa Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewgrass Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windward Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Dewgrass Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewgrass Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Eastern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Eastern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Eastern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cameron Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Creasy Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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