Total Crime Rate

588.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 588.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 437.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highview Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 7th highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highview Gardens (EN6 5PN) in the last 12 months was 588.7 per 1,000 residents and was 642.7% 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 Shoplifting with 202 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highview Gardens (EN6 5PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 229 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Highview Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Close —
Sep 2025Public order Whaley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mandeville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gregory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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