Total Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 248.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 77.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kemble Parade area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 22nd 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 Kemble Parade (EN6 5AP) in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 221.0% 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 Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kemble Parade (EN6 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kemble Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakmere Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oakmere Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakmere Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakmere Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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