Waltham Cross Town
Middle areaSouth Broxbourne. 8,964 people in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Waltham Cross Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Waltham Cross Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waltham Cross Town at a rate of 149.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across Broxbourne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 372 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 239 |
| Other crime | 196 |
| Shoplifting | 161 |
| Vehicle crime | 109 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 85 |
| Burglary | 58 |
| Robbery | 44 |
| Drug offences | 43 |
| Theft from the person | 35 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Waltham Cross Town compares
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Is Waltham Cross Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waltham Cross Town at a rate of 149.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across Broxbourne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 107 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waltham Cross Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (372), anti-social behaviour (239) and other crime (196).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Broxbourne
These figures are published for the whole of Broxbourne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Broxbourne and not Waltham Cross Town alone. See Broxbourne
Waltham Cross Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Waltham Cross Town was £359,322 in 2025.
Waltham Cross Town had 8,579 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Waltham Cross Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Waltham Cross Town, 81.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.