Essex Police

Crime in Waltham Abbey

Street-level crime statistics for Waltham Abbey based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 1,898 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

1,898 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓5.1% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

35.1% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 1,898 total crimes recorded in Waltham Abbey

Violent Crime

708

↑9%

Anti-Social Behaviour

205

Vehicle Crime

204

↓12%

Criminal Damage & Arson

193

↑33%

Public Order

148

↑15%

Drugs

121

↑11%

Other Theft

102

↓58%

Burglary

↓38%

Shoplifting

↓23%

Other Crime

↑46%

Robbery

↓33%

Theft from Person

↓27%

Bicycle Theft

↑10%

Possession of Weapons

↓60%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Waltham Abbey

161

02/23

188

03/23

205

04/23

183

05/23

166

06/23

177

07/23

171

08/23

170

09/23

172

10/23

165

11/23

146

12/23

205

01/24

203

02/24

167

03/24

154

04/24

175

05/24

176

06/24

177

07/24

193

08/24

141

09/24

167

10/24

186

11/24

115

12/24

146

01/25

147

02/25

145

03/25

155

04/25

124

05/25

167

06/25

156

07/25

169

08/25

188

09/25

167

10/25

154

11/25

155

12/25

171

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Waltham Abbey (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Waltham Abbey

January 2026 171 crimes December 2025 155 crimes November 2025 154 crimes October 2025 167 crimes September 2025 188 crimes August 2025 169 crimes July 2025 156 crimes June 2025 167 crimes May 2025 124 crimes April 2025 155 crimes March 2025 145 crimes February 2025 147 crimes January 2025 146 crimes December 2024 115 crimes November 2024 186 crimes October 2024 167 crimes September 2024 141 crimes August 2024 193 crimes July 2024 177 crimes June 2024 176 crimes May 2024 175 crimes April 2024 154 crimes March 2024 167 crimes February 2024 203 crimes January 2024 205 crimes December 2023 146 crimes November 2023 165 crimes October 2023 172 crimes September 2023 170 crimes August 2023 171 crimes July 2023 177 crimes June 2023 166 crimes May 2023 183 crimes April 2023 205 crimes March 2023 188 crimes February 2023 161 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.