Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dickson area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 109th 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 Dickson (EN7 6HD) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Flamstead End average (76.1 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% 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 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavell Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dickson area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaforis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollybush Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cavell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andrew'S Lane

Data Sources

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