Crime Rates at Essex Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0AB

Essex Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 86th 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 Essex Road (EN11 0AB) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South average (106.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (EN11 0AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.