Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Willinghall 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.

Crime Over Time in Willinghall Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newteswell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moremead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Quendon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Quendon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moremead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quendon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pasfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfhides Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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