Total Crime Rate
631.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parkfield View area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 5th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parkfield View (EN6 1US) in the last 12 months was 631.4 per 1,000 residents and was 696.5% 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 Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -17.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parkfield View (EN6 1US), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Billy Lows Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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