Total Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Frien Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Frien Close (EN7 6PF) in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Goffs Oak average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frien Close (EN7 6PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stockbridge Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southview Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Goffs Oak| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hobby Horse Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaumont View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Grove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Laurels | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountview Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stockbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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