Total Crime Rate
114.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Winterscroft Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 66th highest crime rate of 287 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 8RL) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winterscroft Road (EN11 8RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paddick Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langton Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winterscroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kennedy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paddick Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beech Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfall Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woollens Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Under investigation |
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