Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 48.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunnybank Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnybank Road (EN6 2NG) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnybank Road (EN6 2NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunnybank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Willow Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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