Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Amwell Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 52nd 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 Amwell Street (EN11 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amwell Street (EN11 8TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burford Gardens (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amwell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Tree Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burford Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burford Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burford Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burford Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burford Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burford Gardens
Apr 2026Public order Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jersey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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