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Crime in EN8 1

How much crime is recorded in EN8 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Broxbourne
Region
East of England
Population
4,129 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EN8 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in EN8 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
50.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

EN8 1National
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Shoplifting29.88.4
Anti-social behaviour24.310.7
Burglary19.59.1
Public order7.14.6
Other theft6.94.5
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Robbery3.81.4
Theft from the person3.52.1
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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