Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baker Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 317 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 Baker Street (EN6 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baker Street (EN6 2EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Daleside Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baker Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakroyd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Slades Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Great Slades Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daleside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Daleside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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