Total Crime Rate
54.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromwell Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Avenue (EN7 5DH) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Goffs Oak average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Avenue (EN7 5DH), 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.
View Crime In Rosedale and Bury Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lordship Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengelly Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ripley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengelly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pengelly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pengelly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ripley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lordship Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pengelly Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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