Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abbotts Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 376 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 Abbotts Drive (EN9 3HH) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotts Drive (EN9 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Shire Lane, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrangley Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Abbotts Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Osprey Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winters Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Shire Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Read Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Shire Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Farmers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Shire Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Shire Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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