Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 47.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newteswell Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 160th lowest 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 Newteswell Drive (EN9 1QF) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newteswell Drive (EN9 1QF), 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 Newteswell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Gladeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Gladeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drayson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Quendon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Quendon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quendon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cobbins Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gladeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pasfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Gladeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newteswell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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