Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Drugs 26.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Springfields area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springfields (EN9 1UD) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfields (EN9 1UD), 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 Springfields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Rosebank Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Downlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hockley Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rounton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Dale Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Granaries Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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