Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Willow Way area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Way (EN6 2QA) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Way (EN6 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Willow Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firs Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Firs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firs Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hunter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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