Total Crime Rate
89.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pick Hill 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 Pick Hill (EN9 3LE) 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 Pick Hill (EN9 3LE), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 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 | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
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