Postcode · Waltham Cross
Crime in EN7 6NL
How much crime is recorded in EN7 6NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goffs Oak
- Council
- Broxbourne
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,739 (2024)
EN7 6NLWaltham Cross
How safe is EN7 6NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EN7 6NL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
EN7 6NLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.