Postcode · Waltham Cross
Crime in EN8 0SG
How much crime is recorded in EN8 0SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wormley & Turnford
- Council
- Broxbourne
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,888 (2024)
EN8 0SGWaltham Cross
How safe is EN8 0SG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN8 0SG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 0SGNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Burglary4.49.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.42.4
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.