Total Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 138.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Winterscroft Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 54th 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 Winterscroft Road (EN11 8RH) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winterscroft Road (EN11 8RH), 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 Winterscroft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woollens Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime West Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norris Road
Apr 2026Other theft West Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Vehicle crime Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street
Apr 2026Burglary Winterscroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norris Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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