Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nursery Rise area has the 31st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 96th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Rise (EN9 3FB) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Rise (EN9 3FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homefield (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Nursery Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnes Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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