Postcode · Waltham Cross
Crime in EN8 0TY
How much crime is recorded in EN8 0TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheshunt Coopers Walk
- Council
- Broxbourne
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,403 (2024)
How safe is EN8 0TY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN8 0TY area, broadly in line with 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
34.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 0TYNational
Shoplifting31.08.4
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft7.34.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order4.94.6
Other crime4.51.5
Drugs2.52.4
Theft from the person2.32.1
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.