Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 65.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Buxton Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 157th 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 Buxton Road (EN9 3PR) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Road (EN9 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princesfield Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Buxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theydon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princesfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Highfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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