Total Crime Rate

181.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 181.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Broadway area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 34th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Broadway (EN6 2HT) in the last 12 months was 181.0 per 1,000 residents and was 133.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (EN6 2HT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daleside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Daleside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potters Bar Station Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potters Bar Station Yard —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Potters Bar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potters Bar —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potters Bar —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Potters Bar Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Laurel Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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