Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burton Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 286 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 Burton Lane (EN7 6SL) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% higher than the Goffs Oak average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Lane (EN7 6SL), the main crime hotspot is near The Maples. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Briarswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Maples —
Apr 2026Other crime Rags Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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