Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

Galley Hill area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Galley Hill (EN9 2AG) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galley Hill (EN9 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smeaton Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amwell Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Galley Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Brookside Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Amwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Paternoster Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paternoster Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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