Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairways area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 125th 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 Fairways (EN9 1SY) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairways (EN9 1SY), the main crime hotspot is near Springfields. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fairways area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Downlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dale
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rosebank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebank
Apr 2026Other crime Springfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roundhills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roundhills
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roundhills
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caldbeck Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldbeck

Data Sources

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