Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Melvyn Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melvyn Close (EN7 5RR) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melvyn Close (EN7 5RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaktree Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melvyn Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melvyn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaktree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaktree Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crouch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crouch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crouch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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