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

Dark Lane 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 Dark Lane (EN7 5EB) 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 Dark Lane (EN7 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Dark Lane. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dark Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Temple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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