Postcode · Waltham Cross
Crime in EN7 5FF
How much crime is recorded in EN7 5FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Churchgate
- Council
- Broxbourne
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,364 (2024)
EN7 5FFWaltham Cross
How safe is EN7 5FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN7 5FF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
EN7 5FFNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Shoplifting11.48.4
Burglary6.59.1
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.