Total Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 10th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakmere Avenue (EN6 5EF) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

In the area around Oakmere Avenue (EN6 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakmere Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wayside (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oakmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wayside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gregory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leeside —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mandeville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wayside 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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