Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 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 53.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lodge Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 374 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 Lodge Lane (EN9 3AD) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Lane (EN9 3AD), the main crime hotspot is near Hockley Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lodge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Beechfield Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldbeck —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caldbeck Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldbeck Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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