Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Dale area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 376 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 The Dale (EN9 1SU) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Waltham Abbey North average (80.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Dale (EN9 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfields, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebank (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Dale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Downlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Granaries Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Dale Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rosebank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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