Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oakroyd Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 315 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 Oakroyd Avenue (EN6 2EH) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Oakroyd Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Daleside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daleside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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