Total Crime Rate
170.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bishops Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 38th highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Court (EN8 9NG) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% higher than the Goffs Oak average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishops Court (EN8 9NG), the main crime hotspot is near Pengelly Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rosedale and Bury Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengelly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pengelly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lordship Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lordship Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ripley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pengelly Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pengelly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ripley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pengelly Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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