Total Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newgatestreet Road 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 Newgatestreet Road (EN7 5SN) 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 Newgatestreet Road (EN7 5SN), the main crime hotspot is near Melvyn Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newgatestreet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crouch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaktree Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaktree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crouch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crouch Lane Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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