Crime Rates at Penton Drive, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 9RT

Penton Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penton Drive (EN8 9RT) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Cheshunt North average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Drive (EN8 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 230 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.