Total Crime Rate
196.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churchgate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 28th 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 9ND) in the last 12 months was 196.5 per 1,000 residents and was 222.0% higher than the Goffs Oak average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchgate (EN8 9ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pengelly Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Homeleigh Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengelly Close | Under investigation |
| 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 | Churchgate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stafford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stafford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Briar Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | George Yeomans Close | 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 | Vehicle crime | Briar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Lane | β |
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