Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • 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
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

Greenwood Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 286 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 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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

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