Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South
WardNorth east Broxbourne. About 9,140 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 36% of people in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South at a rate of 93.1 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, 95 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (261), violence and sexual offences (253) and anti-social behaviour (196).
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 ward, so they describe all of Broxbourne and not Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South alone. See Broxbourne
Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South in brief
Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South had 9,038 usual residents at the census.
About 36% of people in Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.