Total Crime Rate

110.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakfield Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 84th 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 Oakfield Close (EN6 2BE) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Close (EN6 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Cranborne Crescent. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oakfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranborne Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranborne Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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