Waltham Abbey West & Outer
Middle areaSouth west Epping Forest. 6,498 people in 37 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Waltham Abbey West & Outer live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Waltham Abbey West & Outer
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waltham Abbey West & Outer at a rate of 168.8 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 | 346 |
| Other crime | 193 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 132 |
| Shoplifting | 103 |
| Vehicle crime | 96 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 90 |
| Drug offences | 83 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Waltham Abbey West & Outer compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Waltham Abbey West & Outer safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waltham Abbey West & Outer at a rate of 168.8 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, 114 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waltham Abbey West & Outer.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (346), other crime (193) and anti-social behaviour (132).
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 West & Outer alone. See Epping Forest
Waltham Abbey West & Outer in brief
The median price paid for a home in Waltham Abbey West & Outer was £400,000 in 2025.
Waltham Abbey West & Outer had 6,071 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Waltham Abbey West & Outer live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Waltham Abbey West & Outer, 70.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.