Total Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmfield Road 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 Elmfield Road (EN6 2JH) 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 Elmfield Road (EN6 2JH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellesley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellesley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Santers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Santers Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sherwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rydal Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkeley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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