Crime Rates at Kingsley Avenue, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9PR

Kingsley Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Avenue (EN8 9PR) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Goffs Oak average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (EN8 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.