Total Crime Rate

143.3 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 143.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thaxted Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 39th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thaxted Way (EN9 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thaxted Way (EN9 1LQ), the main crime hotspot is near The Gladeway. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Thaxted Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfhides Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Gladeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Gladeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rounton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pasfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Gladeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quendon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Quendon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Quendon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cobbins Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newteswell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gladeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drayson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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