Total Crime Rate
340.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lea View area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 9th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lea View (EN9 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 340.2 per 1,000 residents and was 320.7% higher than the Waltham Abbey North average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lea View (EN9 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Court. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantaganet Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grove Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Romeland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Flagstaff Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Flagstaff Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantaganet Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenyard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Grove Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grove Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barge Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winchester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornmill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Abbey Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grove Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romeland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Court | Under investigation |
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