Total Crime Rate

146.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 50th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (EN6 1EY) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher than the Bentley Heath & The Royds average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (EN6 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Rosary Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Billy Lows Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosary Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Speyhawk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Speyhawk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Speyhawk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rosary Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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