Crime Rates at Wesley Close, Goffs Oak, Waltham Cross, EN7 5NH

Wesley Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 36th 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 Wesley Close (EN7 5NH) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 174.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Close (EN7 5NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley View (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.