Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Webster Close area has the 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 117th 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 Webster Close (EN9 3NU) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Webster Close (EN9 3NU), the main crime hotspot is near Hillhouse. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Webster Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bromefield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neal Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Bromefield Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Stanford Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanford Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Skarnings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ninefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mallion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mallion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neal Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bromefield Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Broadgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Edward Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillhouse —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillhouse —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillhouse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillhouse —
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Data Sources

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