Crime Rate in Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park, ward

Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park has the 4th lowest crime rate of 10 wards in Broxbourne district and the 3653rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 346th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Broxbourne district average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 288 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 259 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (39 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.