Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brookside area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 29th highest crime rate of 374 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 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 135.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (EN9 3JR), the main crime hotspot is near Brookside. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brookside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honey Brook Offender given a caution
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickenden Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brookside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honey Brook —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broomstick Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smeaton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congreve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Congreve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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