Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 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
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

Markwick Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 286 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 Markwick Avenue (EN8 9FP) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Goffs Oak average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markwick Avenue (EN8 9FP), the main crime hotspot is near Farm Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Markwick Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft College Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B198 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elgin Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Elgin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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