Total Crime Rate

199.4 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 199.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 102.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • 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

Kestrel Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 22nd 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 Kestrel Road (EN9 3NB) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 146.6% 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 Vehicle crime with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 288.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Road (EN9 3NB), 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 Haywood Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kestrel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Margherita Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haywood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margherita Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margherita Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margherita Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margherita Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peregrin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margherita Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eagle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margherita Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Margherita Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margherita Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawk Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haywood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haywood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shernbroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Shire Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Shire Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Shire Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Read Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Shire Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margherita Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Haywood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Osprey Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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