Total Crime Rate

251.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 251.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Bentley Heath & The Royds , and the 21st highest crime rate of 317 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 Park View (EN6 5PY) in the last 12 months was 251.2 per 1,000 residents and was 223.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park View (EN6 5PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St John'S Close, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Close β€”
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gregory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southgate Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carpenter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carpenter Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carpenter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Other theft St John'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tempest Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs View Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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