Total Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lea Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hoddesdon North , and the 130th highest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Road (EN11 0NP) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% higher than the Hoddesdon North average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lea Road (EN11 0NP), the main crime hotspot is near Bosanquet Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rumbold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whitley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ogard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haward Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ogard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rumbold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Isabel Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ivy Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ivy Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosanquet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bosanquet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitley Road | Under investigation |
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