Total Crime Rate

284.4 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 284.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oakmere Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 18th 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 Oakmere Avenue (EN6 5EE) in the last 12 months was 284.4 per 1,000 residents and was 258.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakmere Avenue (EN6 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Oakmere Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oakmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mandeville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Gregory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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