Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Causeway Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 132nd highest 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 Causeway Close (EN6 5HW) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Causeway Close (EN6 5HW), the main crime hotspot is near Blunesfield. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Causeway Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penshurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penshurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coopers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stapleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stapleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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