Total Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norris Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norris Lane (EN11 8QS) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norris Lane (EN11 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taverners Way (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hoddesdon North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norris Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverners Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pauls Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pauls Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pauls Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amwell Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Amwell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amwell Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amwell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Taverners Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belcher Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverners Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Taverners Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norris Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Winterscroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lord Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lord Street | — |
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