Crime Rates at Ferney Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN7 6XP

Ferney 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 Ferney Road (EN7 6XP) 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 Ferney Road (EN7 6XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazelfield Way, where police recorded 18 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.