Crime Rates at Dorchester Avenue, Hoddesdon, EN11 9EJ

Dorchester Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hoddesdon North , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Avenue (EN11 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Hoddesdon North average (58.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Avenue (EN11 9EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockfield Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.