Total Crime Rate

315.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.5 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 315.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.5 8/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tower Heights area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South , and the 12th 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 Tower Heights (EN11 8UH) in the last 12 months was 315.0 per 1,000 residents and was 197.1% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Heights (EN11 8UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 246 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 Tower Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton Way —
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 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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