Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Kennedy Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 66th 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 Kennedy Avenue (EN11 8NN) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennedy Avenue (EN11 8NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paddick Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langton Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kennedy Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddick Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Kennedy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beech Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winterscroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillside —
Sep 2025Other theft Hillside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Langton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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