Postcode · Waltham Cross
Crime in EN8 9QZ
How much crime is recorded in EN8 9QZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheshunt Central
- Council
- Broxbourne
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,378 (2024)
EN8 9QZWaltham Cross
How safe is EN8 9QZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN8 9QZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 9QZNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Burglary4.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.