Total Crime Rate

228.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 228.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawthorne Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorne Avenue (EN7 5BY) in the last 12 months was 228.2 per 1,000 residents and was 223.5% higher than the Goffs Oak average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Avenue (EN7 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near Pengelly Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lordship Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengelly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ripley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ripley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lordship Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pengelly Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Pengelly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pengelly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pengelly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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