Total Crime Rate
340.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Street 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 Church Street (EN9 1DX) 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 Church Street (EN9 1DX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B194 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fountain Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornmill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Abbey Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woollard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woollard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fountain Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barge Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenyard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romeland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantaganet Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rue De St Lawrence | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B194 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Romeland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winchester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Local resolution |
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