Crime Rates at Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EL

This area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 13th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (EN9 3EL) in the last 12 months was 282.4 per 1,000 residents and was 249.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 141.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode EN9 3EL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haywood Court, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neal Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.