Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Meadow Cross area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 167th lowest 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 Meadow Cross (EN9 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Cross (EN9 3DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfields, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lucas Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Cross area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Amwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Downlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lucas Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Granaries Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Dale Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Rosebank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rounton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newhall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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