Cheshunt South
Middle areaSouth Broxbourne. 8,381 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Cheshunt South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cheshunt South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cheshunt South at a rate of 61.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across Broxbourne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 200 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 121 |
| Other crime | 78 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cheshunt South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Cheshunt South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cheshunt South at a rate of 61.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across Broxbourne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cheshunt South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (200), anti-social behaviour (121) and other crime (78).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Broxbourne
These figures are published for the whole of Broxbourne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Broxbourne and not Cheshunt South alone. See Broxbourne
Cheshunt South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cheshunt South was £415,000 in 2025.
Cheshunt South had 8,074 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Cheshunt South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cheshunt South, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.