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

Dacres Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 70th 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 Dacres Close (EN7 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dacres Close (EN7 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bushbarns. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.