Crime Rates at Dacres Close, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 6EJ

Dacres Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 72nd 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 Dacres Close (EN7 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Flamstead End average (79.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dacres Close (EN7 6EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shanklin Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bushbarns (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.