Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Franklin Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 109th highest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Franklin Avenue (EN7 5DX) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Avenue (EN7 5DX), 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 Franklin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pengelly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homeleigh Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homeleigh Court —
Sep 2025Public order Homeleigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homeleigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchgate —
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Data Sources

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