Total Crime Rate

185.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 185.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burn Side area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 30th highest crime rate of 286 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 Burn Side (EN11 8PG) in the last 12 months was 185.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher than the Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South average (106.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burn Side (EN11 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lord Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langton Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burn Side area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Paddick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norris Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street
Apr 2026Burglary Winterscroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norris Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddick Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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