Total Crime Rate
100.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenfield Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 74th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greenfield Street (EN9 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% higher than the Waltham Abbey North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenfield Street (EN9 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenyard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cartersfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rue De St Lawrence | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartersfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cartersfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harveyfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orchard Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harveyfields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Audley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooker Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooker Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Audley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Silver Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fountain Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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