Total Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Willinghall Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 137th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Willinghall Close (EN9 1PW) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willinghall Close (EN9 1PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pasfield, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marle Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereward Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newteswell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moremead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Quendon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Quendon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moremead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quendon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pasfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halfhides | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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