Total Crime Rate
69.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burford Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 125th 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 Burford Street (EN11 8JN) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South average (100.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burford Street (EN11 8JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 224 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parrotts Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brewery Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewery Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewery Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burford Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burford Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burford Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burford Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewery Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewery Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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