Total Crime Rate

43.1 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 43.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dickson area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 97th 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 Dickson (EN7 6HD) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Flamstead End average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickson (EN7 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leaforis Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavell Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dickson area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hastings Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft St Anne'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Frensham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cavell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cavell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leaforis Road —
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Data Sources

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