Postcode · Waltham Cross
Crime in EN8 7AY
How much crime is recorded in EN8 7AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheshunt South
- Council
- Broxbourne
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,595 (2024)
EN8 7AYWaltham Cross
How safe is EN8 7AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN8 7AY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 7AYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary7.49.1
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.