Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Roundhills area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 374 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 Roundhills (EN9 1UW) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 13 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). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roundhills (EN9 1UW), 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 Roundhills area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldbeck
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 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

Data Sources

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