Total Crime Rate
202.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cobmead Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 22nd 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 Cobmead Grove (EN9 3FF) in the last 12 months was 202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 163.9% 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 Vehicle crime with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cobmead Grove (EN9 3FF), the main crime hotspot is near Haywood Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Honey Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shernbroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shernbroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shernbroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haywood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haywood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Haywood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margherita Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margherita Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margherita Road | Under investigation |
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