Postcode · Waltham Abbey
Crime in EN9 3LD
How much crime is recorded in EN9 3LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waltham Abbey North
- Council
- Epping Forest
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,852 (2024)
How safe is EN9 3LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN9 3LD area, 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
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 3LDNational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Burglary7.89.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.