Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Valence Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 58th highest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valence Drive (EN7 6HY) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valence Drive (EN7 6HY), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatcroft. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Valence Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wellers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockwell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacksons Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacksons Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Valence Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacksons Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leaforis Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacksons Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacksons Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harkness Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacksons Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Betjeman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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