Total Crime Rate

1120.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 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 1120.8 10/10
  • Other theft 932.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Other crime 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Earls 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 Earls Lane (EN6 3LT) 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) .

Crime Over Time in Earls Lane area

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Data Sources

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