Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cranborne Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cranborne Road (EN6 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranborne Road (EN6 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cranborne Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cranborne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bornedene Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cranborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranborne Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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