Total Crime Rate

109.4 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 109.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Chace Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 87th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chace Avenue (EN6 5NP) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chace Avenue (EN6 5NP), the main crime hotspot is near Wayside. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chace Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowmans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wayside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wayside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penshurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penshurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chace Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coningsby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fetherstone Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leeside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marshe Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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