Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ripley Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 287 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 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Goffs Oak average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripley Way (EN7 5DU), the main crime hotspot is near Pengelly Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ripley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pengelly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homeleigh Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homeleigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Homeleigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homeleigh Court —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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