Total Crime Rate

237.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 237.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Paradise Close area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 17th 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 Paradise Close (EN7 6LP) in the last 12 months was 237.7 per 1,000 residents and was 200.4% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Close (EN7 6LP), 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 Paradise Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brookfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamstead End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brookfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flamstead End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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