Broxbourne crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Broxbourne crime rate

Crime rating – low.

Broxbourne ranks 20th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 9268 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Broxbourne has a population of 99007. This equates to a crime rate of 93.61 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 7.42 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Broxbourne are Violence and sexual offences (28.8%) Anti-social behaviour (23.9%) Shoplifting (11.4%) and least common crime types are Other crime (1.1%) Robbery (1.1%) Possession of weapons (0.6%).

There are 10 wards in Broxbourne. Wards with high crime rates are Waltham Cross (150.6), Cheshunt North (143.0), Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park (113.0) . On the other end, safest wards are Cheshunt South and Theobalds (65.0), Hoddesdon North (58.6), Goffs Oak (50.5) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Broxbourne, we see high crime rates in EN8 (127.3), EN9 (97.2), EN6 (90.4) . Safest postcode districts are EN10 (74.7), SG13 (54.6), EN7 (52.6) .

Broxbourne crime incidents by crime type

A total of 9268 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2670 (28.8)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2212 (23.9)%
Shoplifting – 1054 (11.4)%
Other theft – 768 (8.3)%
Vehicle crime – 643 (6.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 599 (6.5)%
Public order – 352 (3.8)%
Burglary – 308 (3.3)%
Drugs – 175 (1.9)%
Theft from the person – 123 (1.3)%
Bicycle theft – 108 (1.2)%
Other crime – 104 (1.1)%
Robbery – 98 (1.1)%
Possession of weapons – 54 (0.6)%

How does Broxbourne compare against nearby areas ?

Broxbourne ranks 20th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Broxbourne is compared against

Crime rates in Broxbourne wards

There are 10 wards within Broxbourne. Waltham Cross, Cheshunt North, Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 10 wards from high crime rate to low.