Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Virgil Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Virgil Drive (EN10 6NS) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher than the Flamstead End average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Virgil Drive (EN10 6NS), the main crime hotspot is near Wormley Lodge Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Virgil Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyfton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilworth Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lichfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lichfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hadleigh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadleigh Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westlea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Robbery Wormley Lodge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wormley Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushby Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curlew Court

Data Sources

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