Waltham Abbey South
Middle areaWest Epping Forest. 9,163 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Waltham Abbey South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Waltham Abbey South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waltham Abbey South at a rate of 86.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.7 per 1,000 people across Epping Forest.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 336 |
| Other crime | 110 |
| Vehicle crime | 99 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 97 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 86 |
| Drug offences | 36 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Waltham Abbey South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Waltham Abbey South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waltham Abbey South at a rate of 86.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.7 per 1,000 people across Epping Forest.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 87 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waltham Abbey South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (336), other crime (110) and vehicle crime (99).
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 Epping Forest
These figures are published for the whole of Epping Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Epping Forest and not Waltham Abbey South alone. See Epping Forest
Waltham Abbey South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Waltham Abbey South was £396,750 in 2025.
Waltham Abbey South had 9,073 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Waltham Abbey South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Waltham Abbey South, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.