Total Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hammondstreet Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hammondstreet Road (EN7 6PP) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hammondstreet Road (EN7 6PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stockbridge Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watercress Road (6 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 | Shoplifting | Stockbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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