Total Crime Rate
572.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lord Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 6th 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 Lord Street (EN11 8NE) in the last 12 months was 572.1 per 1,000 residents and was 470.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 196.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lord Street (EN11 8NE), the main crime hotspot is near Taverners Way. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lowfield Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beech Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Taverners Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taverners Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winterscroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverners Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
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