Crime in Broxbourne: statistics, rates and trends
9,638 crimes were recorded in Broxbourne in the 12 months to August 2026, 94.6 per 1,000 residents. That is close to the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and up 8% on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in Broxbourne at a glance
- Crime trends in Broxbourne
- Types of crime in Broxbourne
- Home Office recorded crime in Broxbourne
- Broxbourne compared with nearby districts
- Areas within Broxbourne
- Streets with the most crime in Broxbourne
- What happened after crimes were reported in Broxbourne
- Demographics of Broxbourne
- Fly-tipping in Broxbourne
- Questions about crime in Broxbourne
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (3,089), anti-social behaviour (1,933) and shoplifting (945) made up 62% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 117th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the upper half.
| Measure | Broxbourne | Hertfordshire | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 9,638 | 106,430 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 94.6 | 86.1 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | +8% | +1% | -1% |
| Population | 101,900 | 1,236,191 | 58,127,638 |
Recorded crime in Broxbourne peaked in the year to August 2018 (10,571 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2022 (8,432). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it fell 9%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 9,638 | 94.6 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 8,897 | 87.3 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 9,241 | 90.7 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 8,859 | 86.9 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 8,432 | 82.7 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 8,930 | 87.6 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 10,045 | 98.6 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 10,377 | 101.8 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 10,571 | 103.7 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 838 |
| July 2026 | 836 |
| June 2026 | 842 |
| May 2026 | 850 |
| April 2026 | 790 |
| March 2026 | 868 |
| February 2026 | 705 |
| January 2026 | 767 |
| December 2025 | 731 |
| November 2025 | 698 |
| October 2025 | 878 |
| September 2025 | 835 |
Compared with England and Wales, Broxbourne recorded notably more other theft (29% above the national rate), and notably less bicycle theft (46% below) and theft from the person (43% below). On the year before, drugs rose from 193 to 324 and public order rose from 398 to 524, while theft from the person fell from 116 to 98.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3,089 | 30.3 | 34.2 | +8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,933 | 19.0 | 15.4 | +2% |
| Shoplifting | 945 | 9.3 | 8.5 | +1% |
| Other theft | 849 | 8.3 | 6.4 | +12% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 588 | 5.8 | 6.7 | +23% |
| Vehicle crime | 566 | 5.6 | 5.0 | -5% |
| Public order | 524 | 5.1 | 6.7 | +32% |
| Drugs | 324 | 3.2 | 3.3 | +68% |
| Burglary | 277 | 2.7 | 3.6 | +14% |
| Other crime | 190 | 1.9 | 2.1 | +6% |
| Robbery | 122 | 1.2 | 1.4 | +6% |
| Theft from the person | 98 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -16% |
| Possession of weapons | 88 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -2% |
| Bicycle theft | 45 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +12% |
What each category covers: crime categories.
7,410 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Broxbourne in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 72.7 per 1,000 residents, close to the England and Wales rate of 83.2. The total was up 7% on the year ending March 2025 (6,899), against a fall of 2% across England and Wales. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Broxbourne had the 136th lowest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Of the crimes recorded in the Hertfordshire Police area in the year ending March 2026, 1.4% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for Broxbourne is a slight undercount.
Offences recorded in Broxbourne, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was violence without injury, with 1,126 offences (15% of the total). No category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate. Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for bicycle theft (0.46 times), rape (0.46 times) and other sexual offences (0.60 times).
The largest rises on the year were in trafficking of drugs (from 26 to 103) and miscellaneous crimes against society (+30%). The largest falls were in bicycle theft (−18%) and possession of drugs (−13%). Robbery of business property and shoplifting are not compared with the year ending March 2025: from April 2025 the Home Office Counting Rules were clarified so that a theft from a shop in which violence is used or threatened against staff or anyone else is recorded as robbery of business property rather than shoplifting (ONS).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence without injury | 1,126 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 0.84 | +12% |
| Shoplifting | 987 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 1.19 | – |
| Stalking and harassment | 982 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 0.96 | +13% |
| Other theft offences | 806 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 1.21 | +6% |
| Violence with injury | 686 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 0.83 | +8% |
| Vehicle offences | 578 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 1.13 | −6% |
| Criminal damage | 510 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 0.73 | +9% |
| Public order offences | 438 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 0.62 | +9% |
| Residential burglary | 205 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.81 | +15% |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 179 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.84 | +30% |
| Possession of drugs | 156 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.61 | −13% |
| Other sexual offences | 139 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.60 | +13% |
| Theft from the person | 111 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.62 | +7% |
| Trafficking of drugs | 103 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.85 | +296% |
| Possession of weapons | 87 | 0.85 | 1.00 | 0.86 | +9% |
| Robbery of personal property | 87 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.94 | +9% |
| Non-residential burglary | 70 | 0.69 | 1.1 | 0.61 | −9% |
| Rape | 57 | 0.56 | 1.2 | 0.46 | −5% |
| Robbery of business property | 44 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.91 | – |
| Bicycle theft | 40 | 0.39 | 0.85 | 0.46 | −18% |
| Arson | 17 | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.44 | +55% |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 2 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.56 | −50% |
| Homicide | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | – |
Recorded crime in Broxbourne since the year ending March 2013
The chart shows police recorded crime per 1,000 residents in each year ending March from 2013 to 2026. Broxbourne's rate was below the England and Wales rate in every one of those 14 years. Changes in how forces record crime move these figures as well as changes in crime (methodology).
| Year ending March | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7,410 | 72.7 | 83.2 |
| 2025 | 6,899 | 67.7 | 84.5 |
| 2024 | 6,770 | 66.4 | 86.2 |
| 2023 | 6,492 | 63.7 | 89.2 |
| 2022 | 6,175 | 60.6 | 85.4 |
| 2021 | 6,684 | 65.6 | 74.1 |
| 2020 | 7,990 | 78.4 | 84.7 |
| 2019 | 8,081 | 79.3 | 84.1 |
| 2018 | 7,711 | 75.7 | 78.2 |
| 2017 | 6,809 | 66.8 | 69.1 |
| 2016 | 6,284 | 61.7 | 62.3 |
| 2015 | 5,353 | 52.5 | 57.1 |
| 2014 | 5,240 | 51.4 | 55.9 |
| 2013 | 5,290 | 51.9 | 56.7 |
Districts in the Hertfordshire Police area, the year ending March 2026
Of the 10 districts in the Hertfordshire Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Broxbourne had the 4th highest rate.
| District | Offences | Per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | 8,607 | 93.8 | 1.13 |
| Watford | 9,296 | 86.7 | 1.04 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 9,546 | 77.7 | 0.93 |
| Broxbourne | 7,410 | 72.7 | 0.87 |
| Hertsmere | 7,919 | 71.9 | 0.86 |
| Dacorum | 10,641 | 65.9 | 0.79 |
| St Albans | 9,700 | 64.2 | 0.77 |
| Three Rivers | 5,019 | 52.4 | 0.63 |
| East Hertfordshire | 8,104 | 51.7 | 0.62 |
| North Hertfordshire | 6,796 | 49.5 | 0.60 |
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
5 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Broxbourne; the highest is Haringey district (132.6 per 1,000) and the lowest East Hertfordshire (68.3).
| District | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Rate vs Broxbourne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield | 36,884 | 112.6 | +19% |
| Epping Forest | 10,480 | 76.2 | -19% |
| Harlow | 10,925 | 111.2 | +18% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 12,131 | 98.8 | +4% |
| East Hertfordshire | 10,712 | 68.3 | -28% |
| Waltham Forest | 29,459 | 105.3 | +11% |
| Haringey | 34,981 | 132.6 | +40% |
| Barnet | 37,545 | 92.7 | -2% |
Of the 13 areas within Broxbourne, Cheshunt North had the highest crime rate (174.4 per 1,000) and Goff's Oak the lowest (54.8), 3 times apart.
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshunt North | Neighbourhood | 9,154 | 1,596 | 174.4 |
| Waltham Cross | Town | 13,319 | 1,587 | 119.2 |
| Cheshunt | Town | 44,479 | 4,322 | 97.2 |
| Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park | Neighbourhood | 7,678 | 744 | 96.9 |
| Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South | Neighbourhood | 10,768 | 1,003 | 93.1 |
| Cheshunt South and Theobalds | Neighbourhood | 10,995 | 994 | 90.4 |
| Hoddesdon | Town | 40,158 | 3,513 | 87.5 |
| Wormley and Turnford | Neighbourhood | 10,677 | 900 | 84.3 |
| Rosedale and Bury Green | Neighbourhood | 10,082 | 812 | 80.5 |
| Hoddesdon North | Neighbourhood | 11,035 | 866 | 78.5 |
| Goffs Oak | Neighbourhood | 9,043 | 605 | 66.9 |
| Flamstead End | Neighbourhood | 9,149 | 531 | 58.0 |
| Goff's Oak | Town | 3,944 | 216 | 54.8 |
The 10 locations below account for 27% of the crime recorded in Broxbourne over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Petrol Station” (747).
| Location | Crimes |
|---|---|
| On or near Petrol Station | 747 |
| On or near Parking Area | 546 |
| On or near Supermarket | 538 |
| On or near Shopping Area | 261 |
| On or near High Street | 90 |
| On or near Burford Gardens | 89 |
| On or near Taverners Way | 86 |
| On or near Turner'S Hill | 84 |
| On or near Waltham Cross Bus Station | 81 |
| On or near B176 | 70 |
Of the 7,705 crimes in Broxbourne with a recorded outcome, 41% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 4.5% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 1,933 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 3,131 | 40.6% | 35.3% |
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 2,588 | 33.6% | 34.5% |
| Under investigation | 702 | 9.1% | 11.5% |
| Local resolution | 374 | 4.9% | 3.1% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 343 | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Status update unavailable | 302 | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| Offender given a caution | 87 | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| Court result unavailable | 78 | 1.0% | 2.5% |
| Further action is not in the public interest | 35 | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 29 | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 23 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Formal action is not in the public interest | 13 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Broxbourne has an estimated population of 101,900 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has fewer households without a car (17%, against 23%), fewer students (5.9%, against 7.9%) and less private renting (16%, against 20%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Broxbourne average decile 5.8 (1 = most deprived), close to the middle.
| Measure | Broxbourne | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 20.0% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17.4% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 60.8% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 20.4% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 27.3% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 20.8% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 16.6% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 69.7% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 14.3% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 16.0% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 5.8 | 5.5 (England) |
1,424 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in Broxbourne in 2024/25 (14.0 per 1,000 residents, against 21.1 across the councils in England that count all incidents), according to the council's return to Defra. Fly-tipping is not in the police figures on this page: fly-tipping in Broxbourne has the council's figures by place, type of waste and size, and its enforcement actions and fines.
Is Broxbourne a safe place to live?
Broxbourne recorded 94.6 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, close to the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 117th of the 302 districts on this site by crime rate (1 = highest). The categories most above the national rate were other theft.
What is the most common crime in Broxbourne?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 3,089 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (1,933).
Is crime in Broxbourne going up or down?
Recorded crime in Broxbourne was up 8% on the year before: 9,638 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 8,897 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of Broxbourne?
About 101,900 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 17% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
Which police force covers Broxbourne?
Broxbourne is policed by Hertfordshire.
How many crimes did the police record in Broxbourne in the year ending March 2026?
7,410 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 72.7 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025 the figure was 6,899.
Which offences are more common in Broxbourne than across England and Wales?
None: no category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate in the year ending March 2026. The largest category was violence without injury (1,126).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.