Total Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hammondstreet Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Flamstead End , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 287 local areas in Broxbourne .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hammondstreet Road (EN7 6NT) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hammondstreet Road (EN7 6NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byron Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headingley Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hammond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Laurels | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peakes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sycamore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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