Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
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

Wayside area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 99th highest crime rate of 315 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 Wayside (EN6 5NE) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayside (EN6 5NE), 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 Wayside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Coningsby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmere Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wayside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wayside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fetherstone Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowmans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marshe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chace Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leeside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leeside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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