Crime Rates at Silver Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1RJ

Silver Street area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 6th highest crime rate of 376 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 Silver Street (EN9 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 435.3 per 1,000 residents and was 438.4% higher than the Waltham Abbey North average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 152.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Street (EN9 1RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.