Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pinewood Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 74th highest crime rate of 317 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 Pinewood Drive (EN6 2BD) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pinewood Drive (EN6 2BD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pinewood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allandale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Allandale Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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