Crime in Broxbourne
Recorded crime in Broxbourne is 0.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 20%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
101,900 residents in 58 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 7.4/10Good
- 5-year change
- +20%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 20% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Broxbourne, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the England and Wales average. 72 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 57% of the harm here
- Burglary: 14% of the harm here
- Robbery: 9% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 23 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.1 |
| Burglary | 3.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 25.2 |
| Drugs | 2.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.1 |
| Other crime | 1.6 |
| Other theft | 7.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 7.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.7 |
| Public order | 4.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 |
| Shoplifting | 8.0 |
What crimes are recorded in Broxbourne
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 313 | 3.1 | Down 7% |
| Cars broken into | 179 | 1.8 | Down 5% |
| Vehicle tampering | 86 | 0.84 | Down 9% |
| Vandalism to homes | 121 | 1.2 | Up 5% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 54 | 0.53 | Up 42% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 183 | 1.8 | Up 4% |
| Arson | 17 | 0.17 | Up 55% |
| Burglary of homes | 140 | 1.4 | Up 4% |
| Burglary of businesses | 70 | 0.69 | Down 9% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 30 | 0.29 | Up 15% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 57 | 0.56 | Up 6% |
| Robbery of people | 87 | 0.85 | Up 9% |
| Robbery of businesses | 44 | 0.43 | Down 21% |
| Violence with injury | 686 | 6.7 | Up 8% |
| Violence without injury | 1,126 | 11.1 | Up 12% |
| Stalking and harassment | 982 | 9.6 | Up 13% |
| Sexual offences | 196 | 1.9 | Up 7% |
| Shoplifting | 987 | 9.7 | About the same |
| Bicycle theft | 40 | 0.39 | Down 18% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 111 | 1.1 | Up 7% |
| Drug dealing | 103 | 1.0 | Up 296% |
| Drug possession | 156 | 1.5 | Down 13% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Hertfordshire Police area: 605 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (762 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Broxbourne.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Towns and cities in Broxbourne
Postcode districts in Broxbourne
Questions about crime in Broxbourne
- Is Broxbourne a safe place to live?
- Broxbourne scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Broxbourne?
- Up 20% over 5 years, from 6,442 recorded crimes a year to 7,719.
- What is the most common crime in Broxbourne?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 25 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How many cars are stolen in Broxbourne?
- In Broxbourne, the police recorded 313 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3.1 per 1,000 residents, down 7% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Broxbourne?
- 358 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Broxbourne in 2025/26, 3.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Broxbourne last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Broxbourne in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.