Total Crime Rate
154.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lord Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 39th highest crime rate of 287 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 Lord Street (EN11 8NL) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lord Street (EN11 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Paddick Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paddick Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winterscroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beech Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kennedy Avenue | Under investigation |
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