Crime Rate in Aldenham East, ward

Aldenham East has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Hertsmere district and the 2776th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 434th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Aldenham East in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Hertsmere district average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aldenham East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aldenham East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near A5183. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.