Postcode district · Waltham Cross
Crime in EN8
How much crime is recorded in EN8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Broxbourne
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 58,467 (2024)
How safe is EN8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in EN8, 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
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).
EN8National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Shoplifting13.08.4
Burglary10.99.1
Other theft6.04.5
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.