Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 68.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Crooked Mile area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 144th highest crime rate of 374 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 Crooked Mile (EN9 1QS) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crooked Mile (EN9 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marle Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moremead (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Crooked Mile area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hereward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margaret Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willinghall Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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