Total Crime Rate

897.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 897.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 312.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 73.1 10/10
  • Other theft 63.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.5 10/10
  • Other crime 29.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brookfield Lane West area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 2nd 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 Brookfield Lane West (EN8 0NU) in the last 12 months was 897.0 per 1,000 residents and was 552.1% higher than the Cheshunt North average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 172.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookfield Lane West (EN8 0NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Davison Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookfield Lane West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collet Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Meadow —
Apr 2026Burglary Drakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drakes Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davison Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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