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

Blanche 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 3PE) 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 3PE), the main crime hotspot is near St Giles' Avenue. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blanche Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Giles' Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Giles' Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Giles' Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Giles' Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Giles' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Giles' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Giles' Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Giles' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Giles' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Giles' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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