Total Crime Rate

115.4 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 115.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Wheatcroft area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatcroft (EN7 6JT) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatcroft (EN7 6JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookfield Lane, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatcroft (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wheatcroft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Lane
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Betjeman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harkness Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamstead End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flamstead End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockwell Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brookfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brookfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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