Total Crime Rate

579.4 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 579.4 10/10
  • Other theft 310.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lowfield Lane area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 5th 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 Lowfield Lane (EN11 8PJ) in the last 12 months was 579.4 per 1,000 residents and was 477.9% 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 Other theft with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 228.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowfield Lane (EN11 8PJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lowfield Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverners Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Beech Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conduit Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limes Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esdaile Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taverners Way
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Taverners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Taverners Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Taverners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Taverners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taverners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lowfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxendon Drive
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 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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