Total Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Byng Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byng Drive (EN6 1UF) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byng Drive (EN6 1UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Service Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darkes Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Byng Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strafford Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Byng Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darkes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darkes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Darkes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darkes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Strafford Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Service Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strafford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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