Total Crime Rate
579.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street 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 High Street (EN11 8SX) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 High Street (EN11 8SX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taverners Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lowfield Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Marsh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Esdaile Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Limes Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conduit Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charlton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverners Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Taverners Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taverners Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Taverners Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Taverners Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxendon Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxendon Drive | β |
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