Crime Rates at Sell Close, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 6XE

Sell Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 117th 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 Sell Close (EN7 6XE) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sell Close (EN7 6XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richardson Crescent, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bloomfield Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.