Total Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lane (EN8 8AD) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Waltham Cross average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Lane (EN8 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruthven Avenue, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenworth Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneleigh Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stoneleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Creasy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneleigh Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Curtis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Curtis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balmoral Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bruce Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruthven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruthven Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadlands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenworth Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenworth Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadlands Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ruthven Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sterling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cameron Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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