Total Crime Rate
58.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cedar Walk area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 183rd highest 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 Cedar Walk (EN9 1SG) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cedar Walk (EN9 1SG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monkswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joyce Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gladeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Gladeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caldbeck | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Caldbeck | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caldbeck | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Farm Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rochford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joyce Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quendon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Joyce Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monkswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Quendon Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Quendon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denny Avenue | — |
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