Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Brooker Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 39th highest crime rate of 374 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 Brooker Road (EN9 1HY) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooker Road (EN9 1HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harveyfields (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brooker Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenyard
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cartersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cartersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harveyfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harveyfields
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rue De St Lawrence Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Audley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fountain Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Audley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooker Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooker Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Street Offender given a caution

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.