Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sparrows Herne area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bushey North , and the 135th 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 Sparrows Herne (WD23 1FU) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the Bushey North average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 225.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparrows Herne (WD23 1FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sparrows Herne area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claybury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greensward Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Somers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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