Crime Rates at Hobbs Close, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0EB

Hobbs Close area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the highest crime rate of 286 local areas in Broxbourne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hobbs Close (EN8 0EB) in the last 12 months was 996.9 per 1,000 residents and was 624.7% higher than the Cheshunt North average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 149.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobbs Close (EN8 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.