Total Crime Rate

196.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 196.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Churchgate 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 9NF) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 9NF), the main crime hotspot is near Pengelly Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Churchgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft George Yeomans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homeleigh Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pengelly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchgate —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homeleigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Homeleigh Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homeleigh Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briar Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Lane —
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Data Sources

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