Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Willow Path area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 120th highest crime rate of 374 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 Willow Path (EN9 3EX) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Path (EN9 3EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lucas Court, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfields (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Willow Path area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Downlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucas Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lucas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucas Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honey Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badburgham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Badburgham Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brickenden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickenden Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honey Brook Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honey Brook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dale —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rosebank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebank —
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

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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