Total Crime Rate
57.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ripley Way 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 Ripley Way (EN7 5DU) 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 Ripley Way (EN7 5DU), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Pengelly Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ripley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ripley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lordship Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lordship Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengelly Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edenvale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengelly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pengelly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pengelly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.