Total Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Greenwood Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenwood Avenue (EN7 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the Goffs Oak average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Avenue (EN7 5BZ), 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 Greenwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Temple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pengelly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tudor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑