Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Denny Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 73rd 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 Denny Avenue (EN9 1NT) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denny Avenue (EN9 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Denny Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denny Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Denny Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechfield Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beechfield Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farm Hill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hockley Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfhides Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caldbeck Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Rue De St Lawrence Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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