Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Elstree Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Aldenham West , and the 88th 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 Elstree Road (WD23 1GN) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher than the Aldenham West average (92.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elstree Road (WD23 1GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belle Vue Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howton Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elstree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larken Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivinghoe Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Herne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Rutts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollygrove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belle Vue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belle Vue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Springfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Springfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Tub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Richfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooke Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooke Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harriet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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