Total Crime Rate

388.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 388.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Drugs 66.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Public order 39.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.3 7/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Paradise Road 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 Paradise Road (EN9 1RL) 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 Paradise Road (EN9 1RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Romeland (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Paradise Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B194 —
Apr 2026Public order Audley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fountain Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Silver Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooker Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooker Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Audley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barge Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenyard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B194 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barge Yard —
Apr 2026Public order Barge Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barge Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Romeland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romeland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romeland Under investigation
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Data Sources

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