Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Homefield area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 164th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Homefield (EN9 3LR) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homefield (EN9 3LR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Homefield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bromefield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bromefield Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bromefield Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ninefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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