Total Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmroyd Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 317 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 Elmroyd Avenue (EN6 2ED) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmroyd Avenue (EN6 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daleside Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmroyd Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Great Slades Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Daleside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakroyd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daleside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Slades Under investigation
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Data Sources

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