Crime Rates at Mortimer Gate, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0XH

Mortimer Gate area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 287 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 Mortimer Gate (EN8 0XH) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Cheshunt North average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Gate (EN8 0XH), the main crime hotspot is near Montgomery Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.