Total Crime Rate

365.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 365.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walnut Tree Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 10th highest crime rate of 287 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 Walnut Tree Close (EN11 8NB) in the last 12 months was 365.0 per 1,000 residents and was 264.1% higher than the Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South average (100.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Tree Close (EN11 8NB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Walnut Tree Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewery Yard
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Taverners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Taverners Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Taverners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverners Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Amwell Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amwell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amwell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewery Yard
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amwell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beech Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amwell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lowfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewery Yard
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewery Yard
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewery Yard
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esdaile Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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