Total Crime Rate

337.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 337.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Clifton Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 12th 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 Clifton Close (EN8 9HX) in the last 12 months was 337.5 per 1,000 residents and was 176.3% higher than the Cheshunt North average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Close (EN8 9HX), 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 Clifton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windmill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cadmore Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ousden Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shalcross Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadmore Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shalcross Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullwell Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Windmill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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