Total Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • 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

Portland Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 41st highest crime rate of 286 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 Portland Drive (EN7 5DF) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 138.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Drive (EN7 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Bury Green Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Rosedale and Bury Green

Crime Over Time in Portland Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Woodside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverley Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lieutenant Ellis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lieutenant Ellis Way Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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