Total Crime Rate
1120.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blanche Lane area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Shenley , and the 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 Blanche Lane (EN6 3LF) in the last 12 months was 1120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 771.5% higher than the Shenley average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 247 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 603.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blanche Lane (EN6 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Blanche Lane. Police recorded 285 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blanche Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanche Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blanche Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blanche Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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