Total Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Claybury area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bushey North , and the 148th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hertsmere .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Claybury (WD23 1FT) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% higher than the Bushey North average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claybury (WD23 1FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highland Drive, where police recorded 11 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.
View Crime In Bushey Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Perry Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Catsey Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sparrows Herne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steeplands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Catsey Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pasture Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Catsey Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wheelright Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greensward | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fidler Place | Under investigation |
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