Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Mead area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 110th highest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Mead (EN8 0HB) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Flamstead End average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mead (EN8 0HB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 239 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Mead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arundel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Robsons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Robsons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albemarle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitefields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lakeside Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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