Total Crime Rate
231.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elgin Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 18th highest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elgin Road (EN10 6JQ) in the last 12 months was 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 192.3% higher than the Flamstead End average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elgin Road (EN10 6JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slipe Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wormley Lodge Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slipe Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfield Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fairfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fairfield Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road Wormley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slipe Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westlea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Curlew Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slipe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Slipe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slipe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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