Total Crime Rate
79.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bushey North , and the 120th highest crime rate of 317 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 Little Grove (WD23 3BG) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% higher than the Bushey North average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Grove (WD23 3BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moat Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lea Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bushey St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Purlings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Farrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farrington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Purlings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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