Total Crime Rate
59.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mutton Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mutton Lane (EN6 2AX) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mutton Lane (EN6 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Cranborne Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bentley Heath & The Royds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakfield Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cranborne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Laurel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bornedene | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allandale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Allandale Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooklands Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Close | Under investigation |
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