Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sherwood Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 97th 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 Sherwood Avenue (EN6 2LE) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Avenue (EN6 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherwood Avenue, where police recorded 8 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rydal Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellesley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Santers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Santers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellesley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sherwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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