Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Powdermill Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 43rd 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 Powdermill Lane (EN9 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powdermill Lane (EN9 1JQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Powdermill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantaganet Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barge Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornmill —
Sep 2025Drugs Abbey Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grove Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grove Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plantaganet Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenyard —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flagstaff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flagstaff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Romeland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romeland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Paradise Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Paradise Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Paradise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winchester Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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