Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ditchfield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hoddesdon North , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ditchfield Road (EN11 9HT) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditchfield Road (EN11 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunfield Road, where police recorded 26 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ditchfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditchfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tovey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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