Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 115.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 51.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windmill Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 74th highest crime rate of 286 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 9AE) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Cheshunt North average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Lane (EN8 9AE), 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 Windmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Girton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oakdene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ousden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene 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 2026Vehicle crime Girton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalcross Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ousden Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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