Total Crime Rate

307.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.8 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 307.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Leven Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 13th 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 Leven Drive (EN8 8AN) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.0% higher than the Waltham Cross average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leven Drive (EN8 8AN), the main crime hotspot is near Ruthven Avenue. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leven Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruthven Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Berkley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ruthven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sterling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturlas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sturlas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Creasy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leven Drive —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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