Total Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Green Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 15th 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 Wood Green Way (EN8 8SY) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% lower than the Cheshunt North average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Green Way (EN8 8SY), the main crime hotspot is near Lynton Parade. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Green Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Arthur Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dairyglen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crossbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crossbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Walnut Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dairyglen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King Arthur Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Guinevere Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Arthur Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Arthur Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Arthur Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortmead Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortmead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortmead Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downfield Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downfield Road
Sep 2025Public order Guinevere Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meredith Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynton Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Albury Ride Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Meredith Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albury Ride Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynton Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynton Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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