Total Crime Rate

221.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 28.0 7/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stortford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hoddesdon North , and the 21st 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 Stortford Road (EN11 0AH) in the last 12 months was 221.3 per 1,000 residents and was 292.2% higher than the Hoddesdon North average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 100.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stortford Road (EN11 0AH), the main crime hotspot is near New River Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Stortford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parrotts Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Alder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs River Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New River Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New River Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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