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

Penton Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 102nd 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 Penton Drive (EN8 9RU) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Drive (EN8 9RU), 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.