Crime Rates at Hillcrest Close, Goffs Oak, Waltham Cross, EN7 5EJ

Hillcrest Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 29th highest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Close (EN7 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 196.1 per 1,000 residents and was 221.4% higher than the Goffs Oak average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Close (EN7 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Myles Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.