Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hurst Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Waltham Cross , and the 15th 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 Hurst Drive (EN8 8DH) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 117.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurst Drive (EN8 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Kenworth Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hurst Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenworth Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenworth Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colvin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colvin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadlands Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Creasy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cameron Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Curtis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balmoral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bruce Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sterling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Curtis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dewgrass Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewgrass Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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