Total Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newgatestreet Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 50th highest crime rate of 286 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 5SS) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher than the Goffs Oak average (70.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newgatestreet Road (EN7 5SS), the main crime hotspot is near Valley View. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newgatestreet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valley View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Valley View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goff'S Oak Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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