Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cromwell Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 128th 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 Cromwell Avenue (EN7 5DN) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Avenue (EN7 5DN), 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 Cromwell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lordship Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lordship Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ripley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tudor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Drugs Pengelly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pengelly Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Ripley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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