Postcode · Waltham Cross
Crime in EN8 0EX
How much crime is recorded in EN8 0EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Flamstead End
- Council
- Broxbourne
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,888 (2024)
EN8 0EXWaltham Cross
How safe is EN8 0EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN8 0EX 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
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
171
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).
EN8 0EXNational
Shoplifting47.48.4
Other theft41.14.5
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Anti-social behaviour22.010.7
Public order11.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary5.39.1
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Drugs3.72.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.