Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oakwood area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 128th highest crime rate of 376 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 Oakwood (EN9 1TE) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood (EN9 1TE), the main crime hotspot is near Springfields. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oakwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Dale Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caldbeck Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hockley Court Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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