Total Crime Rate
100.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carpenter Way 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 Carpenter Way (EN6 5QB) 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 Carpenter Way (EN6 5QB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chace Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coningsby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakmere Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fetherstone Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowmans Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stamford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wayside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Marshe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakmere Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wayside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leeside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Leeside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakmere Avenue | — |
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