Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 136.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chace Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 57th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chace Avenue (EN6 5LY) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chace Avenue (EN6 5LY), the main crime hotspot is near Wayside. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chace Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Aston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torrington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Forbes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wayside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wulstan Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wayside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carpenter Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carpenter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carpenter Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Carpenter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshe Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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