Total Crime Rate

129.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Faints Close 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 Faints Close (EN7 5RG) 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 Faints Close (EN7 5RG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Faints Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faints Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faints Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattlins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goffs Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goffs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goffs Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Caldecot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Caldecot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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