Total Crime Rate

175.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 175.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Avey Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 31st 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 Avey Lane (IG10 4AB) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 128.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avey Lane (IG10 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avey Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thompson'S Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avey Lane area

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Data Sources

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