Total Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newteswell Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newteswell Drive (EN9 1QF) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Waltham Abbey North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newteswell Drive (EN9 1QF), the main crime hotspot is near The Gladeway. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willinghall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quendon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Gladeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congreve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congreve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Gladeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quendon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monkswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monkswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quendon Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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