Total Crime Rate

585.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 585.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 6th highest crime rate of 286 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 8TL) in the last 12 months was 585.2 per 1,000 residents and was 451.8% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 218.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN11 8TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 179 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norris Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Legra Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conduit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewery Yard
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brewery Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton Way
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brocket Road

Data Sources

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