Total Crime Rate
182.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goffs Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goffs Lane (EN7 5EF) in the last 12 months was 182.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.1% higher than the Goffs Oak average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -49.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goffs Lane (EN7 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 16 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 | Other theft | Ripley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harkness | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lordship Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edenvale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lordship Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ripley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harkness | Under investigation |
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