Total Crime Rate

213.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 213.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lilac Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 24th 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 Lilac Close (EN7 5BU) in the last 12 months was 213.2 per 1,000 residents and was 249.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Close (EN7 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Pengelly Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lilac Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pengelly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tudor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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