Total Crime Rate
115.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wheatcroft 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookfield Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Betjeman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harkness | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flamstead End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Flamstead End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockwell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brookfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brookfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellers Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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