Total Crime Rate

192.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 192.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Brookside area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 25th 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 Brookside (EN9 3JR) in the last 12 months was 192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 138.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (EN9 3JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Badburgham Court, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amwell Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brookside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Amwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drayson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paternoster Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Paternoster Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newhall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brookside Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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