Broxbourne is classified with a low crime rating, positioned 20th among 25 neighboring boroughs in terms of its crime rate. The year 2023 saw 9,268 reported crime incidents against a population of 99,007, translating to a crime rate of 93.61 per 1,000 people, showing a 7.42% increase over the previous year.
Predominant crime categories in Broxbourne were Violence and sexual offences (28.8%), Anti-social behaviour (23.9%), and Shoplifting (11.4%). The least common types of crime included Other crimes (1.1%), Robbery (1.1%), and Possession of weapons (0.6%).
Within its 10 wards, Waltham Cross (150.6), Cheshunt North (143.0), and Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park (113.0) had the highest crime rates, whereas Cheshunt South and Theobalds (65.0), Hoddesdon North (58.6), and Goffs Oak (50.5) were the safest.
Focusing on postcode districts overlapping with Broxbourne, EN8 (127.3), EN9 (97.2), and EN6 (90.4) reported higher crime rates, while EN10 (74.7), SG13 (54.6), and EN7 (52.6) were more secure.
In Broxbourne, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour in 2020, with significant rises in Shoplifting and Violence and sexual offences in 2023. However, the area experienced decreases in Anti-social behaviour in 2021, along with reductions in Criminal damage and arson, Other theft in 2020, and a notable decline in Shoplifting and Vehicle crime in the same year.