Crime Rates at Essex Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0AE

Essex Road area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hoddesdon North , and the 10th highest crime rate of 286 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 Essex Road (EN11 0AE) in the last 12 months was 369.8 per 1,000 residents and was 533.7% higher than the Hoddesdon North average (58.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (EN11 0AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New River Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.