Postcode sector · Waltham Cross
Crime in EN8 1
How much crime is recorded in EN8 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Broxbourne
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 4,129 (2024)
How safe is EN8 1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in EN8 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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 1National
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Shoplifting29.88.4
Anti-social behaviour24.310.7
Burglary19.59.1
Public order7.14.6
Other theft6.94.5
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Robbery3.81.4
Theft from the person3.52.1
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.