Total Crime Rate
107.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St James Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 71st 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 St James Road (EN7 6TS) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% higher than the Goffs Oak average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St James Road (EN7 6TS), the main crime hotspot is near Goffs Lane. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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