Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 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

Gosforth Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Oxhey Hall & Hayling , and the 77th highest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

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 Gosforth Lane (WD19 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Oxhey Hall & Hayling average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosforth Lane (WD19 7PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bramshot Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gosforth Path (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Oxhey Hall & Hayling

Crime Over Time in Gosforth Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heswell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillsborough Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heswell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmside Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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