Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 66.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vale Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bushey North , and the 149th 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 Vale Road (WD23 2PH) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (WD23 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plantation Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalk Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bennetts Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellsfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chalk Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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