Total Crime Rate
649.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 5th 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 High Street (EN11 8HD) in the last 12 months was 649.5 per 1,000 residents and was 512.5% 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 Other theft with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (EN11 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 179 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norris Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslewood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Legra Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conduit Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bell Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewery Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brewery Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
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