Total Crime Rate

255.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 255.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Longfield Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 19th 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 Longfield Lane (EN7 6AD) in the last 12 months was 255.1 per 1,000 residents and was 235.0% higher than the Flamstead End average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield Lane (EN7 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookfield Lane, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Betjeman Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B156 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellers Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradise Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradise Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Brookfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Wheatcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatcroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatcroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatcroft —
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Data Sources

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