Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shirley Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 59th 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 Shirley Close (EN8 9PS) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Close (EN8 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maybury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dewhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shaw Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maybury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edenvale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Mead Local resolution
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Data Sources

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