Total Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hobby Horse Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Goffs Oak , and the 27th 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 Hobby Horse Close (EN7 6UL) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Goffs Oak average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hobby Horse Close (EN7 6UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumont View, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maycroft Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaumont View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hammondstreet Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beechwood Close | Under investigation |
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