Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Prescott Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 134th highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prescott Road (EN8 0PG) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Cheshunt North average (137.6 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescott Road (EN8 0PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennedy Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Endeavour Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prescott Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollyfields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cordell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oldfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillview Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endeavour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Endeavour Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Cordell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herongate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Benedictine Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carleton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carleton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carleton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carleton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennedy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benedictine Gate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fraser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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