Total Crime Rate
115.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxenden Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oxenden Drive (EN11 8QF) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxenden Drive (EN11 8QF), the main crime hotspot is near Taverners Way. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norris Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverners Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverners Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Taverners Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Taverners Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Taverners Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lowfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brocket Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norris Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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