Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Windmill Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 67th highest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Lane (EN8 9AD) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Cheshunt North average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Lane (EN8 9AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shalcross Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southmead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullwell Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windmill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Southmead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burbage Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shalcross Drive —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Darcy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shalcross Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downfield Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darcy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ousden Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmers Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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