Total Crime Rate

631.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 631.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 238.3 10/10
  • Other theft 185.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 14.3 10/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 5th highest crime rate of 315 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 High Street (EN6 5DB) in the last 12 months was 631.4 per 1,000 residents and was 696.5% higher than the Bentley Heath & The Royds average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (EN6 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Hollies Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollies Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollies Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hollies Way 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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