Total Crime Rate

121.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Marshcroft Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 64th 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 Marshcroft Drive (EN8 8XA) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marshcroft Drive (EN8 8XA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marshcroft Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ousden Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ousden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shalcross Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oakdene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Girton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Girton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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