Total Crime Rate

327.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 327.2 10/10
  • Other theft 203.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hoddesdon North , and the 11th 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 Southfield Road (EN11 9EA) in the last 12 months was 327.2 per 1,000 residents and was 460.7% higher than the Hoddesdon North average (58.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Road (EN11 9EA), 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 Southfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Tree Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burford Gardens —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Burford Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Burford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
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 Century Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amwell Court —
Apr 2026Public order Amwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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