Crime Rates at Dewhurst Road, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9PY

Dewhurst Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 105th highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewhurst Road (EN8 9PY) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewhurst Road (EN8 9PY), 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.