Total Crime Rate

197.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 197.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holdbrook South area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 27th 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 Holdbrook South (EN8 7ST) in the last 12 months was 197.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% higher than the Waltham Cross average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holdbrook South (EN8 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Eleanor Way. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Holdbrook South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Eleanor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eleanor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barbel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Eleanor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Eleanor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eleanor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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