Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 43.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ditchfield Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hoddesdon North , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 287 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 Ditchfield Road (EN11 9HX) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Hoddesdon North average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditchfield Road (EN11 9HX), the main crime hotspot is near Ware Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ditchfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ware Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Champions Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tovey Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ditchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dymokes Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beyers Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ware Road —
Sep 2025Public order Ware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howfield Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forres Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ware Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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