Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 151.4 9/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 24.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aldenham West , and the 47th highest crime rate of 317 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 High Road (WD23 1EE) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% higher than the Aldenham West average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (WD23 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howton Place, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rutherford Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rutherford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Pantiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutherford Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour California Lane —
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Data Sources

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