Total Crime Rate
383.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churchgate area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 8th highest crime rate of 287 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 Churchgate (EN8 9DY) in the last 12 months was 383.3 per 1,000 residents and was 528.1% higher than the Goffs Oak average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 139.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchgate (EN8 9DY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Briar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stafford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Homeleigh Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Homeleigh Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Homeleigh Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Homeleigh Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Briar Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchgate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stafford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
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