Total Crime Rate

201.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 201.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yewlands Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 27th 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 Yewlands Drive (EN11 8DE) in the last 12 months was 201.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yewlands Drive (EN11 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yewlands Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conduit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Legra Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Cross Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Cross Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lowfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brocket Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton Way

Data Sources

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