Postcode · Waltham Abbey
Crime in EN9 2BT
How much crime is recorded in EN9 2BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,256 (2024)
EN9 2BTWaltham Abbey
How safe is EN9 2BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN9 2BT area, above 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).
EN9 2BTNational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Burglary17.79.1
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order6.54.6
Other theft3.94.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.