Total Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heath Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Drive (EN6 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the Bentley Heath & The Royds average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Drive (EN6 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mountway (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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