Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 151.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Kimptons Mead area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 48th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kimptons Mead (EN6 3JA) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimptons Mead (EN6 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Kimptons Mead. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kimptons Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rushfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mimms Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kimptons Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kimptons Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kimptons Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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