Postcode · Waltham Abbey
Crime in EN9 2LX
How much crime is recorded in EN9 2LX, 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
- 2,363 (2024)
EN9 2LXWaltham Abbey
How safe is EN9 2LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN9 2LX 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
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 2LXNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary10.19.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.