Total Crime Rate
129.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Caldecot Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 53rd 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 Caldecot Avenue (EN7 5RA) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher than the Flamstead End average (79.1 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 Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caldecot Avenue (EN7 5RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goffs Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thompsons Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faints Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faints Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cattlins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goffs Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goffs Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goffs Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Caldecot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Caldecot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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