Total Crime Rate

7.1 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 7.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Shrublands area has the lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 3rd 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 The Shrublands (EN6 2BW) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shrublands (EN6 2BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsland, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdale Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Shrublands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wellesley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Santers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rydal Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Santers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellesley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sherwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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