Total Crime Rate

155.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Temple Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 38th highest crime rate of 287 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 Temple Close (EN7 5AP) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 155.2% higher than the Goffs Oak average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Close (EN7 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Lieutenant Ellis Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Temple Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Temple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lieutenant Ellis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tudor Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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