Crime Rates at Dorchester Avenue, Hoddesdon, EN11 9EF

Dorchester Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hoddesdon North , and the 14th highest crime rate of 287 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 Dorchester Avenue (EN11 9EF) in the last 12 months was 305.6 per 1,000 residents and was 441.6% higher than the Hoddesdon North average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Avenue (EN11 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.