Total Crime Rate
388.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
141.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenyard area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 9th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greenyard (EN9 1RH) in the last 12 months was 388.2 per 1,000 residents and was 406.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 141.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenyard (EN9 1RH), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Court. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B194 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Romeland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fountain Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Silver Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orchard Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooker Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooker Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Audley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Audley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenyard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Romeland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Romeland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grove Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B194 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grove Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grove Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grove Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Grove Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Grove Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barge Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barge Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barge Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barge Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Court | Under investigation |
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