Hoddesdon Town
Middle areaNorth Broxbourne. 8,245 people in 7.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 70% of people in Hoddesdon Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hoddesdon Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hoddesdon Town at a rate of 152.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across Broxbourne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 382 |
| Other crime | 294 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 249 |
| Shoplifting | 103 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 72 |
| Vehicle crime | 64 |
| Drug offences | 37 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hoddesdon Town compares
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Is Hoddesdon Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hoddesdon Town at a rate of 152.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.5 per 1,000 people across Broxbourne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 118 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hoddesdon Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (382), other crime (294) and anti-social behaviour (249).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Broxbourne
These figures are published for the whole of Broxbourne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Broxbourne and not Hoddesdon Town alone. See Broxbourne
Hoddesdon Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hoddesdon Town was £370,000 in 2025.
Hoddesdon Town had 7,896 usual residents at the census.
About 70% of people in Hoddesdon Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hoddesdon Town, 83.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.