Crime Rates at Merry Hill Road, Bushey, WD23 1AP

Merry Hill Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aldenham West , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merry Hill Road (WD23 1AP) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower than the Aldenham West average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merry Hill Road (WD23 1AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vega Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pasture Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.