Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Greenwood Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 80th 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 Close (EN7 5DA) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower than the Goffs Oak average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Close (EN7 5DA), 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 Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pengelly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Temple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tudor 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 Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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