Total Crime Rate
111.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lilac Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hoddesdon North , and the 78th 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 Lilac Road (EN11 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lilac Road (EN11 0PQ), the main crime hotspot is near New River Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Alder Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New River Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New River Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New River Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New River Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crossfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bernard Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Haward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aylsham Road | Under investigation |
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