Total Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.2 1/10
  • Other crime 1.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boxwood Cottages area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Great Amwell & Stansteads , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boxwood Cottages (EN11 9BL) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Great Amwell & Stansteads average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

Crime Over Time in Boxwood Cottages area

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Data Sources

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