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

Hobbs Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Cheshunt North , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 287 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 872.3 per 1,000 residents and was 614.1% higher than the Cheshunt North average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobbs Close (EN8 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 239 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.