Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vale Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bushey North , and the 148th 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 Vale Road (WD23 2HE) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (WD23 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wellsfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B462 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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